EX15 1QS Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Cullompton Padbrook. Region: South West.
Streets
- Water Meadow, Cullompton: 22 addresses
- Duke Street, Cullompton: 3 addresses
- Meadow Lane, Cullompton: 1 address
- Lower Mill Lane, Cullompton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,656 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,771 | £2,066 | £2,361 | £2,656 | £3,247 | £3,837 | £4,427 | £5,313 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (40% of about 940 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)
- 9 High Street, Cullompton, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land and Buildings at NGR 302994 107178 (Former Cummings Nursery), Culm Lea, Cullompton, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 16 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: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 15 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 46 m and 49 m above sea level (48 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 | Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Whimple 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Feniton 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Water Meadow Cullompton | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tiverton | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Car parks | St Andrew's Road Car Park | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 13.1 km (8.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 60.8 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bramblehaies Surgery | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cullompton Pharmacy | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Bays Dental Practice | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Cullompton Police Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Cullompton, Old Station Road Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cullompton Community Association Fields 17 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 500 m (0.3 miles) north. 50 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| 8 Fore Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Walronds | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Manor House Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Two Roman forts and two Roman camps at St Andrew's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Padbrook Hill | Hill | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| St Andrew's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Aller Grove | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Knight's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bradninch Common | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Chub's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 26 |
26 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 4 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 Water Meadow.