EX4 8AZ Exeter
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mincinglake and Whipton. 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 (32% of about 660 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
- Honeylands Hospital For Children, Pinhoe Road, Exeter, EX4 8AD, permissioned (250 m)
- Land at Hamlin Lane, Exeter, EX1 2RY: up to 13 homes (340 m)
- Land rear of Beacon Lane shops, Beacon Lane, Exeter: up to 6 homes (520 m)
- Whipton Barton House, Vaughan Road, Exeter, EX1 3JN: up to 56 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Lancelot Road, Exeter: up to 7 homes (680 m)
- Clifford Close, Exeter, EX1 3JU: up to 33 homes (770 m)
- The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, EX4 7AE: up to 460 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- 105 Chard Road, Exeter, EX1 3AS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 12 addresses are between 43 m and 45 m above sea level (44 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 | Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Pinhoe 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Widgery Road Whipton | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | Triangle Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 6.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 74.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whipton Surgery | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Irish And King Dental Practice | 730 m |
| Hospital | Exeter Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Exeter Barton Road Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Priory Green 1,110 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mincinglake Valley Park 28 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,660 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe, a scheduled monument, 230 m north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe | Scheduled monument | 230 m north-west |
| Polsloe Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north |
| Lower Covert | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Great Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 1.9 km north |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.