EX4 3HE Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St David's. 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 B (37% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Central (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 51.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, grade I
- MOL'S COFFEE HOUSE, grade I
- The Guildhall, grade I
- 1 AND 2, CATHERINE STREET, grade II*
- 225 AND 226, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 227, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 40, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 41 AND 42, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 46, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST PANCRAS, grade II*
- Church of St Petrock, grade II*
- DEVON COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL AND PROCESSIONAL WAY, grade II*
- 11-13, MARTIN'S LANE, grade II
- 14, WATERBEER STREET, grade II
- 15 AND 16, WATERBEER STREET, grade II
- 17, WATERBEER STREET, grade II
- 17A AND 18, WATERBEER STREET, grade II
- 18, CATHEDRAL YARD, grade II
- 187 AND 188, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 19, WATERBEER STREET, grade II
- 192, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 193, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 194, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 195, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 196, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 199, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 2-8 Queen Street, grade II
- 200, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 206, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 207, HIGH STREET, grade II
And 21 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Royal Clarence Hotel, Cathedral Yard, Exeter, EX1 1HD: up to 23 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 228 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3LR: up to 8 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 1-6 North Street and 182, 184 and 186 Fore Street (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors only), Exeter: up to 20 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 231 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3NE: up to 13 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 7-11 North Street, St Davids, Exeter, EX4 3QS: up to 14 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- North Gate, Exeter: up to 200 homes (170 m)
- The Harlequin Centre, Paul Street, Exeter, EX4 3TT, permissioned (190 m)
- Mary Arches Multi-Storey and Surface Car Park, Mary Arches Street, Exeter, EX4 3BG: up to 154 homes (230 m)
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 addresses are about 41 m above sea level.
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 Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m | |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Marks and Spencer Exeter City Centre | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 610 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.3 km |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Guildhall Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 8.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 76.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southernhay House Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pittar Chambers Dental Practice | 120 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Exeter High Street NatWest | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Rougemont Gardens 3.7 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,200 m² | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 7.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 46, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 459 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 20 of them Grade I and 53 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 46, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade I | 40 m |
| 41 and 42, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north-east |
| 40, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-east |
| Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral Green | Scheduled monument | 80 m south-east |
| Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval defences called collectively Exeter City Walls | Scheduled monument | 100 m south |
| Hall of the Vicars Choral, South Street | Scheduled monument | 140 m south |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 350 m north |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 400 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grassway Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-east |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.1 km south-east |
| Constitutional Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.