EX4 2LR Exeter
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Exwick. Region: South West.
Streets
- Farm Hill, Exeter: 47 addresses
- Kinnerton Way, Exeter: 2 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 (57% of about 790 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
- Red Cow, Exeter: up to 442 homes (600 m)
- West Park, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4PY, permissioned (830 m)
- Apparelmaster, Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 5AD, permissioned (940 m)
- 99 Howell Road, Exeter, EX4 4JU: up to 6 homes (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 5 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 49 addresses are between 18 m and 23 m above sea level (21 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 David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Kinnerton Way bottom Exwick | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 2.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 8.0 km |
| Car parks | Richmond road car park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 9.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Foxhayes Practice | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Exwick Pharmacy | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Contemporary Dental | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Franklyn Community Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Exeter Buddle Lane, Exwick Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,310 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,850 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| Cleve House | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south-west |
| Imperial Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-east |
| Danes Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south-east |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Rougemont Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| St Nicholas' Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 49 |
2 of the postcode's 49 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 87% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Farm Hill.