EX16 8HR Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cadbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- Farleigh Front Road, Mid Devon: 17 addresses
- Unnamed street near Farleigh Front Road, Cadeleigh: 8 addresses
- Coombe Lane, Mid Devon: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Farleigh Front Road, Cadeleigh: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brindiwell Hill, Cadeleigh: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Farleigh Front Road, Cadeleigh: 1 address
- Cadleigh Court Lane, Mid Devon: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A3072, Cadeleigh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Farleigh Front Road, Cadeleigh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Visitors Hill, Cadeleigh: 1 address
- Burnbridge Hill, Mid Devon: 1 address
- Back Lane, Mid Devon: 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 E (19% of about 800 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.
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 42 addresses are between 92 m and 202 m above sea level (134 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 82%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 18% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton St Cyres 7,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Crediton 187,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) | |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tiverton | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 16.8 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 61.9 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wyndham House Surgery | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | St Peters Dental Surgery | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade I), 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| An Iron Age defended settlement and associated cultivation terraces 230m south west of Cadeleigh Court | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| An Iron Age defended settlement associated with prehistoric and medieval settlements immediately south east of Cadeleigh Court | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Dunster Plantation | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Beedle's Down Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Hollow Combe | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Warren Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Stung Close Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 42 |
5 of the postcode's 42 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Farleigh Front Road.