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EX1 vs EX8

Overall measures differ. Gaps below are by category, not a ranking of the places.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

EX1

East Devon, Devon

79% used

The above measure is consistently above typical UK levels across categories, led by broadband and transport.

How this 81 was calculated

Schools
53/100·25% of the measure
53% of 17 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding
A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.
Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Transport
95/100·22% of the measure
Polsloe Bridge Rail Station is 0.3 miles away
A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.
NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Flood risk
80/100·14% of the measure
Nearest flood warning area is 1.0 miles away
A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.
Flood warning areas, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Broadband
96/100·14% of the measure
94% of premises can get gigabit broadband
A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.
Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Housing market
93/100·10% of the measure
353 recorded sales, median £325,000
A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.
Price Paid Data, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Healthcare access
87/100·9% of the measure
Nearest GP practice 0.5 miles away
A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.
Organisation Data Service directory, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Air quality
90/100·6% of the measure
PM2.5 annual mean 5.6 µg/m³, modelled for 2023
A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.
UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space, Council tax. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 79% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

EX8

East Devon, South West

84% used

The above measure is consistently above typical UK levels across categories, led by council tax and broadband.

How this 82 was calculated

Schools
56/100·24% of the measure
57% of 7 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding
A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.
Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the EX8 postcode district.
Transport
86/100·20% of the measure
Exmouth Rail Station is 0.8 miles away
A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.
NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the EX8 postcode district.
Flood risk
86/100·13% of the measure
Nearest flood warning area is 0.9 miles away
A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.
Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the EX8 postcode district.
Broadband
98/100·13% of the measure
97% of premises can get gigabit broadband
A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.
Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the EX8 postcode district.
Housing market
92/100·10% of the measure
427 recorded sales, median £310,000
A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.
Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the EX8 postcode district.
Healthcare access
83/100·8% of the measure
Nearest GP practice 0.6 miles away
A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.
Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the EX8 postcode district.
Air quality
93/100·6% of the measure
PM2.5 annual mean 5.3 µg/m³, modelled for 2023
A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.
UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the EX8 postcode district.
Council tax
100/100·6% of the measure
Most homes are band B (44% of them)
A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.
Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 84% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

EX1

East Devon, Devon

79% used

The above measure is consistently above typical UK levels across categories, led by broadband and transport.

How this 81 was calculated

Schools
53/100·25% of the measure
53% of 17 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding
A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.
Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Transport
95/100·22% of the measure
Polsloe Bridge Rail Station is 0.3 miles away
A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.
NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Flood risk
80/100·14% of the measure
Nearest flood warning area is 1.0 miles away
A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.
Flood warning areas, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Broadband
96/100·14% of the measure
94% of premises can get gigabit broadband
A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.
Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Housing market
93/100·10% of the measure
353 recorded sales, median £325,000
A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.
Price Paid Data, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Healthcare access
87/100·9% of the measure
Nearest GP practice 0.5 miles away
A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.
Organisation Data Service directory, published September 2026. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.
Air quality
90/100·6% of the measure
PM2.5 annual mean 5.6 µg/m³, modelled for 2023
A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.
UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the EX1 postcode district.

Not counted for this area

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 79% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

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20% of measure

EX8 measures 3 points higher, meaning stronger nearby school provision.

EX1

53/100

53% of 17 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

EX8

56/100Stronger school provision

57% of 7 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

7% of measure

EX1 measures 4 points higher, meaning closer healthcare and shorter published waits.

EX1

87/100Closer healthcare

Nearest GP practice 0.5 miles away

EX8

83/100

Nearest GP practice 0.6 miles away

Higher is always the stronger published result on that measure. See the weightings. Missing categories are dropped from that area’s overall figure, not scored as zero. Crime and other context stay on each report.

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EX1

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EX8

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EX1 vs EX8

Schools?A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

Healthcare access?A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

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