EX2 8PW Exeter
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Alphington. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lustleigh Close, Exeter: 43 addresses
- Bad Homburg Way, Exeter: 1 address
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 (37% of about 630 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Matford Barton, Dawlish Road, Exminster EX2 8XW: up to 25 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Marsh Barton, Exeter: up to 1,880 homes (850 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 31 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 44 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 10% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Marsh Barton 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manaton Close Marsh Barton | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Lock Ferry Landing Exminster | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Matford Park and Ride | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 78.6 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ide Lane Surgery | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alphington Pharmacy | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Matford Dental Clinic | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Exeter Nuffield Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cowick Street, Exeter Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Valley Park 7.8 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) west. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Enclosures NE of Peamore Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Peamore Park (that part to the west of the A379) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 620 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Church Path Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Peamore Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Kiln Close Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 44 |
24 of the postcode's 44 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Lustleigh Close.