EX2 4LA Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newtown and St Leonard's. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Exeter in 2026-27: Band D £2,495 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,664 | £1,941 | £2,218 | £2,495 | £3,050 | £3,604 | £4,159 | £4,991 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (25% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Leonards (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 16.
- 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
- 34-40, WONFORD ROAD, grade II*
- 10, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 13, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 15 AND 17, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 18, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 20 and 22 St Leonard's Road, grade II
- 20, MAGDALEN ROAD, grade II
- 21 AND 23, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 24, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 25, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 26 St Leonard's Road, grade II
- 28, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 3-9, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 30, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 36, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 6, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hurst Almshouses, 2-24 Fairpark Road, Exeter, EX2 4HL: up to 19 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Cardinal Newman House, Wonford Road, Exeter, EX2 4PF, permissioned (380 m)
- Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1NT: up to 30 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- East Gate, Exeter: up to 609 homes (570 m)
- 71 Holloway Street, Exeter, EX2 4JD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- South Gate, Exeter: up to 81 homes (610 m)
- Former site of Public House The Globe, 39 Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Clifton Hill Sports Centre, Clifton Hill, Exeter, EX1 2DJ: up to 41 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 47 addresses are between 35 m and 40 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Wonford Road St Leonards | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 680 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Magdalen Street Car Park | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 7.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 76.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnfield Hill Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St Leonards Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Just Smile Dental | 270 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 660 m |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 440 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Exeter Cashzone | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bull Meadow 1.3 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | Belmont Pleasure Ground 2.8 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 34-40, Wonford Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-west. 352 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 15 of them Grade I and 48 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 34-40, Wonford Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-west |
| 12 and 14, Magdalen Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| Wynard's Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street | Scheduled monument | 480 m south-west |
| Southernhay House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 590 m south-west |
| Law Library, Cathedral Yard | Scheduled monument | 720 m north-west |
| Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 780 m north-west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 1.5 km south |
| Pyne's Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-east |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Grassway Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km north-west |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 47 |
5 of the postcode's 47 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.