EX4 4JA Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St David's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Richmond Road, Exeter: 106 addresses
- Bystock Terrace, Exeter: 1 address
- Queen's Terrace, Exeter: 1 address
- Richmond Mews, Exeter: 1 address
- St Michaels Mews, 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 A (52% of about 1,590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St. David's (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 15.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 2023 Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-3, QUEEN'S TERRACE, grade II
- 1-8, BYSTOCK TERRACE AND 36, RICHMOND ROAD, grade II
- 1-9, RICHMOND ROAD, grade II
- 1-9, SILVER TERRACE, grade II
- 10-24, RICHMOND ROAD, grade II
- 10, QUEEN'S TERRACE, grade II
- 11-15, QUEEN'S TERRACE, grade II
- 4-9, QUEEN'S TERRACE, grade II
- 4, LITTLE SILVER, grade II
- 44-53, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 5-10, LITTLE SILVER, grade II
- 7-13, RUSSELL TERRACE, grade II
- 9 AND 10, BYSTOCK TERRACE, grade II
- OSBORNE HOUSE, grade II
- PROSPECT HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rougemont Switching Centre, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3TL: up to 86 homes (180 m)
- Land Adjacent To 17 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4HF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 37 Northernhay Street, Exeter, EX4 3ER: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- The Harlequin Centre, Paul Street, Exeter, EX4 3TT, permissioned (320 m)
- 99 Howell Road, Exeter, EX4 4JU: up to 6 homes (330 m)
- North Gate, Exeter: up to 200 homes (410 m)
- Mary Arches Multi-Storey and Surface Car Park, Mary Arches Street, Exeter, EX4 3BG: up to 154 homes (420 m)
- 7-11 North Street, St Davids, Exeter, EX4 3QS: up to 14 homes, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 110 addresses are between 34 m and 39 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 230 m |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m | |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Clock Tower Exeter City Centre | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 890 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Richmond road car park | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 8.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Inclusion Health Devon CIC | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Contemporary Dental | 90 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Exeter High Street NatWest | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bury Meadow 1.6 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Rougemont Gardens 3.7 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,140 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.8 ha | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St David, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m north-west. 384 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 20 of them Grade I and 49 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St David | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-west |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south |
| Exeter City War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m east |
| 1, Upper Paul Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-east |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 400 m east |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 440 m south |
| Rougemont Castle | Scheduled monument | 440 m east |
| Danes Castle | Scheduled monument | 450 m north-east |
| St Nicholas' Priory | Scheduled monument | 530 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grassway Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Constitutional Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.6 km south-east |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 0 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 110 | 104 |
6 of the postcode's 110 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Richmond Road.