EX8 3EE East Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Exmouth Town. Region: South West.
Streets
- Southern Road, Exmouth: 13 addresses
- Marine Way, Exmouth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Southern Road, Exmouth: 1 address
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 (32% of about 740 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
- Exebank and Danby House, Mudbank Lane, Exmouth, permissioned (260 m)
- The Former Q Club, Elm Grove, Exmouth, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 9 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 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 15 addresses are between 3 m and 4 m above sea level (3 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 | 570 m |
| Starcross 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Lympstone Village 93,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Waverly Road Withycombe Raleigh | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Topsham | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Exmouth Ferry Landing The Point | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Imperial Road Short Stay Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 12.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 85.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haldon House Surgery | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Select Denture And Dental Centre | 290 m |
| Hospital | Exmouth Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Exmouth Police | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Exmouth Exeter Road Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Phear Park 12 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 3.8 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A la Ronde and The Point-in-View, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km north. 57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A la Ronde and The Point-in-View | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cockle Sand | Beach | 1.0 km north-west |
| Shelly Bank | Wetland | 1.2 km south-west |
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Little Bull Hill | Wetland | 1.5 km south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north |
| Easter Hill | Hill | 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 13 |
11 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 7 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 Southern Road.