EX2 5FL Exeter
Live postcode, introduced October 2011. Ward: Heavitree. Region: South West.
Streets
- St Loyes Road, Exeter: 8 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 B (40% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Heavitree (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 30, EAST WONFORD HILL, grade II
- 32-38, EAST WONFORD HILL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 105 Chard Road, Exeter, EX1 3AS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 91-97 Wonford Street, Exeter, EX2 5DA: up to 5 homes (560 m)
- 88 Honiton Road, Exeter, EX1 3EE: up to 10 homes (770 m)
- 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QR: up to 26 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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.
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 | Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Digby and Sowton 968,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest St Loyes Road Heavitree | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Sowton Park and Ride | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 6.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 76.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wonford Green Surgery | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Heavitree | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heavitree Dental Centre | 790 m |
| Hospital | Rd & E Hospital | 870 m |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Birchy Barton Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Heavitree Pleasure Ground 8.5 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ludwell Valley Park 45 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,360 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wingfield Park 7,110 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Whipton Lane Allotments 3.1 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 54 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 St Loyes Road.