EX4 1RL Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Exwick. Region: South West.
Streets
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: 1.
- 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
- BARLEY HOUSE, grade II
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 17 addresses are between 63 m and 71 m above sea level (66 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 |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Green Lane Redhills | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Lock Ferry Landing Exminster | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | Richmond road car park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 10.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 77.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Thomas Medical Group | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Luxtons The Pharmacy | 940 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Thomas Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Franklyn Community Hospital | 820 m |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Exeter Buddle Lane, Exwick Cashzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Pinces Gardens 1.4 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,000 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,790 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,870 m² | 480 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowhill, a listed building (Grade I), 680 m south-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowhill | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m south-east |
| Little John's Cross | Scheduled monument | 730 m south |
| Ide Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km east |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eastdown Plantation | Wood | 660 m west |
| Constitutional Hill | Hill | 890 m south |
| Whorley Pin Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km east |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km south-east |
| Cleave Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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.