EX4 6ND Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Duryard and St James. Region: South West.
Streets
- Old Tiverton Road, Exeter: 16 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 C (34% of about 560 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
- OLD RECTORY NURSING HOME, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at buildings at Victoria Street, Victoria Street, Exeter, EX4 6JG: up to 47 homes (190 m)
- The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, EX4 7AE: up to 460 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Former site of Public House The Globe, 39 Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Clifton Hill Sports Centre, Clifton Hill, Exeter, EX1 2DJ: up to 41 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Land at Summerland Street (between Red Lion Lane and Verney Street), Exeter, EX1 2AL, permissioned (680 m)
- Land at Exeter Squash Club, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, EX4 4PR: up to 48 homes (740 m)
- 12-31 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6NN: up to 45 homes (880 m)
- 68-72 Howell Road, Exeter, EX4 4LZ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (940 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 16 addresses are between 54 m and 57 m above sea level (56 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 | St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest The Lilacs St James | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 860 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest King William Car Park | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 7.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 74.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Pleasant Health Centre | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Pleasant Community Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sidwell Dental Surgery | 620 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Exeter - Old Tiverton Road Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,360 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Belmont Pleasure Ground 2.8 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chapel at St Anne's Almshouses, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m south-west. 67 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel at St Anne's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-west |
| 1-5, Pennsylvania Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m west |
| Sidwell Street Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south-west |
| 1-6, Pennsylvania Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| Danes Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Underground passages | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Covert | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Stoke Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 2.4 km north-east |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the postcode's 16 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Old Tiverton Road.