EX1 2QU Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heavitree. Region: South West.
Streets
- Regent's Park, Exeter: 30 addresses
- Park Place, 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 B (41% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Heavitree (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QR: up to 26 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 105 Chard Road, Exeter, EX1 3AS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Clifton Hill Sports Centre, Clifton Hill, Exeter, EX1 2DJ: up to 41 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Cardinal Newman House, Wonford Road, Exeter, EX2 4PF, permissioned (830 m)
- Former site of Public House The Globe, 39 Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Land at Hamlin Lane, Exeter, EX1 2RY: up to 13 homes (940 m)
- 91-97 Wonford Street, Exeter, EX2 5DA: up to 5 homes (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 31 addresses are between 45 m and 50 m above sea level (47 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 | 1.0 km |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Windsor Castle Heavitree | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | Triangle Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 6.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heavitree Practice | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Heavitree | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heavitree Dental Centre | 190 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 740 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Exeter Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,960 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Heavitree Pleasure Ground 8.5 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,070 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Whipton Lane Allotments 3.1 ha | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m south. 126 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south |
| 151-155, Magdalen Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m west |
| Old Matford | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south-west |
| St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 1.9 km south |
| Pyne's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-east |
| Lower Covert | Wood | 2.6 km north |
| Stoke Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 31 | 31 |
None of the postcode's 31 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 | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 41% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Regent's Park.