EX8 1PY East Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Exmouth Town. 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 A (43% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- 15, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 17, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 19, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 29, CLARENCE ROAD, grade II
- 31 AND 33, CLARENCE ROAD, grade II
- The Old Manor House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Former Q Club, Elm Grove, Exmouth, permissioned (450 m)
- 12 and 14 Morton Road, Exmouth, not permissioned (720 m)
- Exebank and Danby House, Mudbank Lane, Exmouth, permissioned (740 m)
- Land at 9B Camperdown Terrace, Exmouth, permissioned (810 m)
- Land and buildings at 6 Portland Avenue, Exmouth, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 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: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 are in areas at high risk, 6 medium, 0 low and 0 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 47 addresses are between 2 m and 5 m above sea level (4 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 | Exmouth 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 300 m |
| Starcross 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Lympstone Village 93,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Police Station Exmouth | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Topsham | 8.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Exmouth Ferry Landing The Point | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Imperial Road Short Stay Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 12.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 86.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haldon House Surgery | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lewis Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Select Denture And Dental Centre | 200 m |
| Hospital | Exmouth Hospital | 690 m |
| Police station | Exmouth Police | 140 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Exmouth Exeter Road Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,050 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Phear Park 12 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 3.8 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m south. 97 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m south |
| A la Ronde and The Point-in-View | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 770 m south |
| Exmouth Beach | Beach | 1.2 km south |
| Shelly Bank | Wetland | 1.2 km west |
| Cockle Sand | Beach | 1.4 km north-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
| Easter Hill | Hill | 3.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 47 |
21 of the postcode's 47 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.