EX13 5BP East Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Axminster. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in East Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,595 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,019 | £2,307 | £2,595 | £3,172 | £3,749 | £4,326 | £5,191 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (28% of about 890 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
- Axminster Police Station, Lyme Close, Axminster, permissioned (400 m)
- Land at Webster Garage Site, Axminster, not permissioned (620 m)
- Land South East of West Street Car Park, West Street, Axminster, permissioned (850 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 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 22 addresses are between 70 m and 80 m above sea level (76 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 | Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Honiton 337,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Lamb Inn Axminster | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 30.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 69.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Axminster Medical Practice | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morton's Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stamford House Dental Practice | 730 m |
| Hospital | Axminster Hospital | 700 m |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Constabulary | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,350 m² | 770 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oak House, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m north-west. 53 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oak House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north-west |
| Premises of G C Bateman | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m west |
| Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Newenham Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Northmoor Coppice | Wood | 780 m south |
| Sector Wood | Wood | 820 m east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
| Trinity Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south |
| Harcombe Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km south-east |
| Champernhayes Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 22 |
3 of the postcode's 22 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.