EX4 4JF 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 A (57% of about 1,620 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: 20.
- 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
- 1-8, BYSTOCK TERRACE AND 36, RICHMOND ROAD, grade II
- 1-9, SILVER TERRACE, grade II
- 1, LITTLE SILVER, grade II
- 10-24, RICHMOND ROAD, grade II
- 2 AND 3, LITTLE SILVER, grade II
- 2 K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS, grade II
- 25, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 26, 26a, 28 and 28a, St Davids Hill, Exeter, grade II
- 27, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 29, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 31, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 33, ST DAVID'S HILL, grade II
- 35 AND 37, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 4, LITTLE SILVER, grade II
- 42, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 46, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 48, ST DAVIDS HILL, grade II
- 52 and 54 St David's Hill, grade II
- 7-13, RUSSELL TERRACE, 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 (260 m)
- Land Adjacent To 17 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4HF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 37 Northernhay Street, Exeter, EX4 3ER: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- The Harlequin Centre, Paul Street, Exeter, EX4 3TT, permissioned (360 m)
- 99 Howell Road, Exeter, EX4 4JU: up to 6 homes (360 m)
- Mary Arches Multi-Storey and Surface Car Park, Mary Arches Street, Exeter, EX4 3BG: up to 154 homes (410 m)
- North Gate, Exeter: up to 200 homes (420 m)
- 7-11 North Street, St Davids, Exeter, EX4 3QS: up to 14 homes, permissioned (480 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 43 addresses are between 36 m and 38 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 310 m |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m | |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest College Exeter City Centre | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Richmond road car park | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 8.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Foxhayes Practice | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Contemporary Dental | 150 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Exeter High Street NatWest | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bury Meadow 1.6 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Rougemont Gardens 3.7 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.8 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St David, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m north. 376 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 20 of them Grade I and 48 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St David | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 400 m south |
| Exeter City War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m east |
| Civic Hall Higher Market | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-east |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 480 m east |
| St Nicholas' Priory | Scheduled monument | 510 m south |
| Rougemont Castle | Scheduled monument | 520 m east |
| Danes Castle | Scheduled monument | 540 m north-east |
| 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 | 2.1 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) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 43 |
1 of the postcode's 43 addresses is 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 | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.