Postcode district · Exeter
Who lives in EX5
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EX5, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 46,500 (2024)
EX5Postcode district · Exeter
Who lives in EX5
Residents
46,500
2024 estimate
Households
17,242
Census
Median age
44
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 22%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.1% of residents. 16.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 22.1% are 65 or over, above the England figure of 18.4%.
EX5England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.2% of residents are female and 49.8% male.
EX5
50%
50%
England
- Female50.2%51%
- Male49.8%49%
Relationship status
52.6% of adults in EX5 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 30.7% have never married.
EX5England
Married or civil partnership52.6%44.7%
Never married30.7%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.1%9.1%
Separated2%2.2%
Widowed5.6%6.1%
How residents rate their health
85.4% of residents in EX5 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
EX5
53%
33%
England
- Very good52.8%48.5%
- Good32.6%33.7%
- Fair10.7%12.7%
- Bad3.1%4%
- Very bad0.9%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.