EX16 6EB Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tiverton Lowman. Region: South West.
Streets
- Sunningbrook Road, Tiverton: 36 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: 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 (380 m)
- Land between Blundells School and River Lowman, Tiverton, not permissioned (580 m)
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 70 m and 75 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 100% 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 | 8.3 km |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Elmore Way Cowleymoor | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tiverton | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest William Street Car Park | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 20.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 55.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amicus Health | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Tiverton | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle View Dental Practice | 850 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 950 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,770 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | People's Park 2.5 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.9 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), 890 m south-west. 109 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I.
| 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 | 890 m south-west |
| Tiverton Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m west |
| Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) | Scheduled monument | 910 m west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m south-west |
| The Great House, Peter Street | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Roman Fort, Bolham Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Knightshayes Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| South Hill Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Garden Copse | Wood | 2.0 km south-west |
| Holwell Combe | Valley | 2.2 km south |
| Allers Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north |
| Bingwell Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 36 | 36 |
None of the postcode's 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 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 Sunningbrook Road.