EX2 4LQ Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newtown and St Leonard's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Wonford Road, Exeter: 15 addresses
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: 6.
- 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
- 1-2, LYNDHURST ROAD, grade II
- 13 AND 15, WONFORD ROAD, grade II
- 25, ST LEONARD'S ROAD, grade II
- 3 AND 4, LYNDHURST ROAD, grade II
- 57-67, MARLBOROUGH ROAD, grade II
- 58-66, WONFORD ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cardinal Newman House, Wonford Road, Exeter, EX2 4PF, permissioned (220 m)
- Hurst Almshouses, 2-24 Fairpark Road, Exeter, EX2 4HL: up to 19 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1NT: up to 30 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 71 Holloway Street, Exeter, EX2 4JD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- South Gate, Exeter: up to 81 homes (710 m)
- Belle Isle Depot, Belle Isle Drive, Exeter, EX2 4RY: up to 40 homes (720 m)
- East Gate, Exeter: up to 609 homes (730 m)
- 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QR: up to 26 homes, permissioned (920 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 addresses are about 39 m above sea level.
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 | 1.3 km |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Matford Lane for County Hall St Leonards | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 850 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Magdalen Street Car Park | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 7.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 76.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnfield Hill Surgery | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St Leonards Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Just Smile Dental | 440 m |
| Hospital | Exeter Nuffield Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 560 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Exeter Cashzone | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bull Meadow 1.3 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,440 m² | 820 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 530 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*), 210 m north-west. 281 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 13 of them Grade I and 36 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 34-40, Wonford Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-west |
| 12 and 14, Magdalen Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-west |
| Bellair | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south |
| Devon County Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south |
| Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street | Scheduled monument | 510 m west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 590 m west |
| Law Library, Cathedral Yard | Scheduled monument | 870 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 | 930 m north-west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km south |
| Pyne's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Grassway Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Wonford Road.