Pollard's Close Exeter
13 addresses across 1 postcode (EX4), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14203030.
12 homes have an energy certificate (A: 4, B: 8). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Exeter costs £2,495 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Pinhoe, about 690 m away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Eastern Fields Playing Field, is about 130 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 41 to 46 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Pinhoe Surgery, about 680 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km. About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 90 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (8); House, mid-terrace (3); House, detached (1). Built: 2014 (9); 2017 (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Exeter in 2026-27: Band D £2,495 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,664 | £1,941 | £2,218 | £2,495 | £3,050 | £3,604 | £4,159 | £4,991 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (34% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- 58 Main Road, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 9EY: up to 7 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Whipton Community Hospital, Hospital Lane, Exeter, EX1 3PQ: up to 110 homes (930 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 13 addresses are between 41 m and 46 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX4 8FB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pinhoe 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m |
| Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Digby and Sowton 968,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Pulling Road Pinhoe | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | Exeter Park and Ride | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 4.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 73.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pinhoe Surgery | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pinhoe Pharmacy Limited | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pinhoe Dental Surgery | 740 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Lane | 860 m |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Exeter Barton Road Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Eastern Fields Playing Field 9.3 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,110 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.3 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 390 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Monkerton Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 810 m | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England School | Secondary | 11–16 | 820 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Willowbrook School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km | Requires improvement (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Westclyst Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Whipton Barton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.4 km | No published inspection |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Boots Childcare Ltd EX4 8JU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Sugar Rush Confectionary Ltd EX4 8NS | Distributors/Transporters | 260 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2020 |
| Trailways EX4 8JF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Coleys stores limited EX4 8RF | Retailers - other | 380 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Aldi EX4 8JD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 430 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| The Pinhoe Hoard EX4 8GA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m | 5 Very good | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Green Tree Court EX4 8DT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cheyne Rise (39); On or near Thursby Walk (16); On or near Pollard'S Close (11); On or near Harrington Lane (5); On or near Crackington Avenue (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings The Pinhoe Hoard (pub/bar/nightclub, EX4 8GA) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 27 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EX4 8FB: 13 addresses
Nearby streets
Crackington Avenue · De La Rue Way · Stemson Avenue · Finning Avenue · Lands Road · Chancel Court · Bradfield Road · Reynolds Close · Chancel Lane · Wilcocks Road · Matthews Court · Kola Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.