EX5 5DA Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Yeo. Region: South West.
Streets
- Court Barton Lane, Newton St Cyres: 15 addresses
- A377, Mid Devon: 4 addresses
- Station Road, Mid Devon: 1 address
- Pump Street, Newton St Cyres: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,656 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,771 | £2,066 | £2,361 | £2,656 | £3,247 | £3,837 | £4,427 | £5,313 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (19% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- ELM COTTAGE, grade II
- LITTLE BEAMS, grade II
- PUMP COTTAGE, grade II
- STORE APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH OF ELM COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 21 addresses are between 23 m and 37 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 56%, 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 | Newton St Cyres 7,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m |
| Crediton 187,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Newton St Cyres | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 12.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 12.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 71.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Redlands Primary Care | 4.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 4.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Crediton Dental Care | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | Crediton Hospital | 6.6 km |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 7.1 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 4.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 140 m² | 2.8 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,660 m² | 410 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, a listed building (Grade I), 300 m west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m west |
| Sweetham Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north |
| East Holme East Holme Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clark's Copse | Wood | 880 m east |
| Scrawthorn Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Well Down Copse | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Cleave Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km south |
| Shoebrooke Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 4.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 20 |
12 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Court Barton Lane.