EX1 2PU Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heavitree. Region: South West.
Streets
- Ladysmith Road, Exeter: 54 addresses
- St Marks Avenue, Exeter: 2 addresses
- Pretoria Road, Exeter: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ladysmith Road, Polsloe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ladysmith Road, Polsloe: 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 C (60% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 2023 Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- City of Exeter War Memorial Cross, Higher Cemetery, grade II
- HIGHER CEMETERY LODGE, grade II
- NORTHERN MORTUARY CHAPEL, EXETER CEMETERY, grade II
- SOUTHERN MORTUARY CHAPEL HIGHER CEMETERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Clifton Hill Sports Centre, Clifton Hill, Exeter, EX1 2DJ: up to 41 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QR: up to 26 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Land at Hamlin Lane, Exeter, EX1 2RY: up to 13 homes (610 m)
- The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, EX4 7AE: up to 460 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Former site of Public House The Globe, 39 Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Land at buildings at Victoria Street, Victoria Street, Exeter, EX4 6JG: up to 47 homes (910 m)
- Honeylands Hospital For Children, Pinhoe Road, Exeter, EX4 8AD, permissioned (930 m)
- Land at Summerland Street (between Red Lion Lane and Verney Street), Exeter, EX1 2AL, permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 59 addresses are between 49 m and 53 m above sea level (51 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 | 600 m |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Park Road Polsloe | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.8 km |
| Car parks | Triangle Car Park | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 6.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Isca Medical Practice | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Pleasant Community Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Irish And King Dental Practice | 260 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Exeter Cashzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 470 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Heavitree Pleasure Ground 8.5 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Belmont Pleasure Ground 2.8 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 151-155, Magdalen Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m south. 110 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* | 730 m south |
| Chapel at St Anne's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m west |
| St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe | Scheduled monument | 830 m north-east |
| Polsloe Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-east |
| Church of Saint Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Underground passages | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Covert | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Stoke Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
| Great Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.4 km south |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 45 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 59 |
45 of the postcode's 59 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Ladysmith Road.