EX16 5LL Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tiverton Westexe. Region: South West.
Streets
- West Exe North, Tiverton: 5 addresses
- Leat Street, Tiverton: 2 addresses
- Mountbatten Road, 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 (57% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 9 AND 10, LEAT STREET, grade II
- HEATHCOAT SCHOOL, grade II
- NUMBERS 1-14 INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS AT EAST AND WEST ENDS OF SQUARE AND GARDEN GATES, grade II
- TWO ENTRANCE LODGES TO JOHN HEATHCOATS LACE FACTORY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Adjoining the Town Hall, St Andrews Street, Tiverton, permissioned (470 m)
- Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, not permissioned (580 m)
- Roundhill, Tiverton, not permissioned (700 m)
- Former Hare & Hounds, 138 Chapel Street, Tiverton, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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: 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 9 addresses are between 61 m and 63 m above sea level (62 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 | 9.4 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest St Paul Street Cotteylands | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tiverton | 540 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest William Street Car Park | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 19.8 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 | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tiverton Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Peters Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 510 m |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 46 Fore Street Lloyds Bank | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest People's Park 2.5 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Waldrons Almshouses and Adjoining Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south-west. 205 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Waldrons Almshouses and Adjoining Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m east |
| Amory House | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| Chilcot School Including Number 4 at Rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) | Scheduled monument | 300 m north-east |
| The Great House, Peter Street | Scheduled monument | 320 m south-east |
| Cranmore Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Knightshayes Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Garden Copse | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| South Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Holwell Combe | Valley | 2.0 km south-east |
| Bingwell Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-east |
| Allers Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 9 |
5 of the postcode's 9 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 West Exe North.