EX16 4DB Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tiverton Lowman. Region: South West.
Streets
- Blundell's Road, Tiverton: 22 addresses
- Heathcoat Way, Tiverton: 4 addresses
- Station Road, Tiverton: 1 address
- Siddalls Gardens, Tiverton: 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 A (38% of about 820 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
- Former Hare & Hounds, 138 Chapel Street, Tiverton, permissioned (210 m)
- Land between Blundells School and River Lowman, Tiverton, not permissioned (480 m)
- Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, not permissioned (730 m)
- Adjoining the Town Hall, St Andrews Street, Tiverton, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 9 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 66 m and 69 m above sea level (67 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Church Tiverton | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tiverton | 760 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest William Street Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 19.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 55.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amicus Health | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Tiverton | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tiverton Dental Centre | 660 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 440 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,770 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Grand Western Canal Country Park 47 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Blundells Including Forecourt Walls on North East and Entrance Arch and Gates and 2 Lodges, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m south-west. 178 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Blundells Including Forecourt Walls on North East and Entrance Arch and Gates and 2 Lodges | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m south-west |
| Gotham House Including Forecourt Walls and Entrance Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m west |
| Tiverton Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 28 |
19 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Blundell's Road.