EX5 4ED East Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Exe Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in East Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,595 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,019 | £2,307 | £2,595 | £3,172 | £3,749 | £4,326 | £5,191 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (31% of about 1,000 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 11 low and 4 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 22 m and 26 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 72%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 5.1 km |
| Pinhoe 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Hawthorn Cottages Stoke Canon | 430 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 10.8 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 8.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 69.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wyndham House Surgery | 4.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Mount Pleasant Community Pharmacy | 5.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Pinhoe Dental Surgery | 5.1 km |
| Hospital | Hospital Lane | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 5.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 790 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,050 m² | 870 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside cross called Burrow Cross 40m south east of Burrow Farm, a scheduled monument, 510 m north. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside cross called Burrow Cross 40m south east of Burrow Farm | Scheduled monument | 510 m north |
| The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m south |
| Bowl barrow 470m east of Fortescue | Scheduled monument | 890 m north-west |
| Churchyard cross 4m south west of Rewe church tower | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| The Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Huxham Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Blindlane Copse | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Eweclose Copse | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Surry Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.0 km south |
| Stoke Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 20 |
6 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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.