EX1 3DJ Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heavitree. Region: South West.
Streets
- Whipton Lane, Exeter: 26 addresses
- Endfield Close, Exeter: 1 address
- Whiteway Drive, 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 (29% of about 580 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 105 Chard Road, Exeter, EX1 3AS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Clifford Close, Exeter, EX1 3JU: up to 33 homes (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Honeylands Hospital For Children, Pinhoe Road, Exeter, EX4 8AD, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 88 Honiton Road, Exeter, EX1 3EE: up to 10 homes (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Hamlin Lane, Exeter, EX1 2RY: up to 13 homes (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Whipton Barton House, Vaughan Road, Exeter, EX1 3JN: up to 56 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QR: up to 26 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 28 addresses are between 24 m and 29 m above sea level (26 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 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Digby and Sowton 968,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whiteway Drive Heavitree | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Exeter Park and Ride | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.5 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heavitree Practice | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Heavitree | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heavitree Dental Centre | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Exeter Community Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Birchy Barton Cashzone | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heavitree Pleasure Ground 8.5 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hamlin Lane Playing Field 8.5 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whipton Lane Allotments 3.1 ha | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road, a scheduled monument, 820 m (0.5 miles) south. 34 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of Saint Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pyne's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Upper Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Middle Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 28 |
7 of the postcode's 28 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Whipton Lane.