EX2 8LY Exeter
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Alphington. Region: South West.
Streets
- Kennford Road, Exeter: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Kennford Road, Marsh Barton: 3 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 (45% of about 620 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
- Water Lane, Exeter: up to 2,202 homes (300 m)
- St Andrews Yard, Willeys Avenue, Exeter, EX2 8EP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Isca Motors, Water Lane, Exeter, EX2 8BY: up to 6 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Marsh Barton, Exeter: up to 1,880 homes (560 m)
- Haven Banks, Water Lane, Exeter, EX2 8BY, pending decision (570 m)
- Land at Taunton Close, Exeter: up to 5 homes (640 m)
- Belle Isle Depot, Belle Isle Drive, Exeter, EX2 4RY: up to 40 homes (760 m)
- Exe Bridges Retail Park, Exeter, EX4 1AH: up to 201 homes (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
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 St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m |
| Marsh Barton 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Kennford Road Marsh Barton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Lock Ferry Landing Exminster | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Haven Banks coach parking | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 8.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 77.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Thomas Medical Group | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Thomas Dental Practice | 900 m |
| Hospital | Franklyn Community Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cowick Street, Exeter Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pinces Gardens 1.4 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cowick Barton Playing Field 9.9 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.4 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 5 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 Kennford Road.