EX1 2PT Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heavitree. Region: South West.
Streets
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 C (38% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Clifton Hill Sports Centre, Clifton Hill, Exeter, EX1 2DJ: up to 41 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QR: up to 26 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Former site of Public House The Globe, 39 Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, EX4 7AE: up to 460 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Land at Hamlin Lane, Exeter, EX1 2RY: up to 13 homes (750 m)
- Land at Summerland Street (between Red Lion Lane and Verney Street), Exeter, EX1 2AL, permissioned (830 m)
- Land at buildings at Victoria Street, Victoria Street, Exeter, EX4 6JG: up to 47 homes (850 m)
- East Gate, Exeter: up to 609 homes (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 7 addresses are between 51 m and 54 m above sea level (52 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Ladysmith Road Infant School Polsloe | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 930 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Triangle Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 6.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Isca Medical Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Pleasant Community Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Irish And King Dental Practice | 370 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 400 m |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Exeter Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,960 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Heavitree Pleasure Ground 8.5 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Belmont Pleasure Ground 2.8 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 151-155, Magdalen Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m south. 117 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 151-155, Magdalen Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south |
| Chapel at St Anne's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m west |
| Church of Saint Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| Sidwell Street Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m west |
| St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Underground passages | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Covert | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south |
| Stoke Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.3 km south |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 2.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.