EX16 4LA Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tiverton Lowman. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lowman Green, Tiverton: 21 addresses
- Station Road, Tiverton: 11 addresses
- Station Road, Tiverton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lowman Green, Tiverton: 2 addresses
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: 18.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 1A, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 4, LOWMAN GREEN, grade II
- 33-39, GOLD STREET, grade II
- 38 AND 38A GOLD STREET, RADFORD COTTAGE 2C BARRINGTON STREET AND 2B BARRINGTON STREET, grade II
- 4, BARRINGTON STREET, grade II
- 40, GOLD STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 41 AND 43, GOLD STREET, grade II
- 44 AND 46, GOLD STREET, grade II
- 45, GOLD STREET, grade II
- 48, GOLD STREET, grade II
- BARRINGTON HOUSE, grade II
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO THE ELMS AND OAKDALE BOUNDARY WALLS TO THE ELMS AND OAKDALE (OAKDALE NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK AT WEST END OF LOWMAN BRIDGE ON NORTH SIDE, grade II
- LOWMAN BRIDGE, grade II
- STATUE OF KING EDWARD VII ON LOWMAN BRIDGE, grade II
- THE CLOCK TOWER, grade II
- THE ELMS, grade II
- THE ISLAND, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, not permissioned (310 m)
- Former Hare & Hounds, 138 Chapel Street, Tiverton, permissioned (410 m)
- Adjoining the Town Hall, St Andrews Street, Tiverton, permissioned (440 m)
- Land between Blundells School and River Lowman, Tiverton, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 are in areas at high risk, 0 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 37 addresses are between 63 m and 65 m above sea level (64 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 39%, gigabit 39% 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 | 8.8 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Clock Tower Tiverton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tiverton | 330 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest William Street Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 19.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 55.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amicus Health | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Tiverton | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tiverton Dental Centre | 260 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 20 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Grand Western Canal Country Park 47 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Elmore Allotments 2,580 m² | 400 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), 130 m south. 203 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 5 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 | 130 m south |
| Gotham House Including Forecourt Walls and Entrance Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m west |
| The Great House, Peter Street | Scheduled monument | 420 m west |
| Great House of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m west |
| Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) | Scheduled monument | 510 m north-west |
| Cranmore Castle | Scheduled monument | 840 m south |
| Knightshayes Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 950 m south-west |
| Garden Copse | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| South Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Holwell Combe | Valley | 1.6 km south |
| Bingwell Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Allers Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 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 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 37 |
15 of the postcode's 37 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 Lowman Green.