EX5 5NT Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cadbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- Silver Street, Thorverton: 36 addresses
- Bullen Street, Thorverton: 1 address
- Dinneford Street, Thorverton: 1 address
- Milford Lane, Thorverton: 1 address
- The Bury, Thorverton: 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 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 23.
- 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
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, grade I
- ABBOTSFORD, grade II
- ACORN HOUSE AND ACORN COTTAGE, grade II
- BERRY COTTAGE, grade II
- BERRY HOUSE, grade II
- BISLEY HOUSE, grade II
- Bridge House, roadside wall and gate piers, grade II
- Chest tomb about 6 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, grade II
- Churchyard gate and iron railings south of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, grade II
- Coleman headstone about 7 metres south west of porch of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, grade II
- COSYCOT, grade II
- Durneford Court, grade II
- GOLLY COTTAGE AND PINE COTTAGE, grade II
- Harris headstone about 5 metres south of porch of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, grade II
- HILLSIDE, ORCHARD COTTAGE AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDING, grade II
- K6 Telephone kiosk, Dinneford Street, grade II
- OLDWAY AND NUMBER 3, grade II
- Pair of chest tombs immediately south east of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, grade II
- POST OFFICE COTTAGE AND THE POST OFFICE AND ADJOINING WALL IN SCHOOL LANE, grade II
- PUMP AND CURVED WALL SOUTH OF GOLLY COTTAGE AND PINE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE DOLPHIN, grade II
- Two bridges carrying road over the Brook including iron railings, grade II
- Vinicombe headstone about 4 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land and Buildings at NGR 292868, Silver Street, Thorverton, permissioned (550 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 40 addresses are between 45 m and 51 m above sea level (48 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% 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 | 5.5 km |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest The Bury Thorverton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 9.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 14.5 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 11.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 66.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wyndham House Surgery | 3.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Southwest Pharmacy | 7.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Irish And King Dental Practice | 8.8 km |
| Hospital | Hospital Lane | 9.1 km |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 9.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Green 250 m² | 100 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,060 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, a listed building (Grade I), 60 m north-west. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north-west |
| Dunsaller | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south-west |
| Three bowl barrows 620m south east of Fordy Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Allergroves Copse | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Armour Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Upcott Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Carwithen Copse | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Fursdon Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
| Hollow Combe | Valley | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 40 |
10 of the postcode's 40 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Silver Street.