EX4 1NJ Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Thomas. Region: South West.
Streets
- Barley Farm Road, Exeter: 31 addresses
- Unnamed street near Barley Farm Road, Redhills: 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 (38% of about 650 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 32 addresses are between 49 m and 62 m above sea level (56 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 St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barley Farm Road Redhills | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Lock Ferry Landing Exminster | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Richmond road car park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 77.2 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Thomas Medical Group | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Luxtons The Pharmacy | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Thomas Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Franklyn Community Hospital | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Exeter Buddle Lane, Exwick Cashzone | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Pinces Gardens 1.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sylvan Heights Play Area 4,140 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,790 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,870 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Little John's Cross, a scheduled monument, 540 m (0.3 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little John's Cross | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bowhill | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Ide Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eastdown Plantation | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Constitutional Hill | Hill | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Whorley Pin Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Fordland Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km (2 miles) east |
| Cleave Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 32 | 32 |
None of the postcode's 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Barley Farm Road.