EX1 2FF Exeter
Live postcode, introduced August 2017. Ward: Newtown and St Leonard's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Denmark Road, Exeter: 4 addresses
- Russell Street, Exeter: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Exeter in 2026-27: Band D £2,495 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,664 | £1,941 | £2,218 | £2,495 | £3,050 | £3,604 | £4,159 | £4,991 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (68% of about 1,850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lower Summerlands (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- EATON PLACE, grade II
- EATON'S PLACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- East Gate, Exeter: up to 609 homes (130 m)
- Land at Summerland Street (between Red Lion Lane and Verney Street), Exeter, EX1 2AL, permissioned (310 m)
- Former site of Public House The Globe, 39 Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Clifton Hill Sports Centre, Clifton Hill, Exeter, EX1 2DJ: up to 41 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 12-31 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6NN: up to 45 homes (390 m)
- Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1NT: up to 30 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- The former King Billy and 26-28 Longbrook Street, Exeter, EX4 6AE, permissioned (480 m)
- Hurst Almshouses, 2-24 Fairpark Road, Exeter, EX2 4HL: up to 19 homes, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 34 m and 35 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Denmark Road Exeter City Centre | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 230 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Triangle Car Park | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 7.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnfield Hill Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St Leonards Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 450 m |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 240 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Southernhay Green 7,380 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Rougemont Gardens 3.7 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Belmont Pleasure Ground 2.8 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 13-15, Dix's Field, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m west. 387 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 14 of them Grade I and 47 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 13-15, Dix's Field | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m west |
| 2-6, Barnfield Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-west |
| Sidwell Street Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-west |
| Chichester Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m west |
| Underground passages | Scheduled monument | 500 m west |
| Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 630 m west |
| Law Library, Cathedral Yard | Scheduled monument | 630 m west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 740 m west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.0 km south |
| Grassway Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Roman Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 5 |
3 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Denmark Road.