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Thinking of living at EX5 1EA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.6 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Lympstone Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.7 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Brixington Primary Academy | Primary | 4.3 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Preparatory School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
Every primary near EX5 1EA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Woodbury Recreation Ground | 140 m | 4 |
| Golf | Woodbury Park | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Woodbury Park | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Woodbury Cricket Ground | 310 m | 1 |
| Padel | City Padel Exeter | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Football | Exeter City Training Ground | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Lympstone Sailing Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Archery | Archery | 4.1 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Exton, a drive away (3.6 km), with 25k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Exeter Central.
The nearest bus stop is Greenway, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 58A); 1 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Woodbury Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 4.4 km away, with Webbers Farm Caravan Park closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodbury Surgery (450 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (4.0 km).
For a haircut, Jamie Richardson Hair is 4.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 12 km away, rated outstanding by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Christchurch Woodbury is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Maltsters Arms the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 258 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Woodbury Playing Fields, 150 m away; for exercise, Royal Marine sports facitilities (2.8 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Ladram Bay, 5.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 7.5 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 89 km.
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.