# EX4 6WD: area report for a postcode in Exeter

EX4 6WD is a postcode in Exeter.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Exeter. Open the map at EX4 6WD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) › [EX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex4) › [EX4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **139 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Exeter 008B: 321 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **St James Park (Exeter), 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **No property in EX4 6WD listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **£289,403 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **98% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EX4 6WD**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-e149615) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-sidwells-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e149403) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Maynard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-maynard-school-e113608) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Exeter Mathematics School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-mathematics-school-e140971) | Sixth form and further education | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Exeter Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-cathedral-school-e113561) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ladysmith Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladysmith-junior-school-e151328) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladysmith-infant-and-nursery-school-e151327) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Magdalen Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magdalen-court-school-e113623) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £192,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £197,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2023 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2023 | £167,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St James Park (Exeter) (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Exeter Central (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC (230 m); ST LEONARDS PRACTICE (290 m); BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY (360 m); SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY (420 m); ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: EXETER COMMUNITY PHARMACY (170 m); ST LEONARDS PHARMACY (290 m); BOOTS (410 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (800 m); MOUNT PLEASANT COMMUNITY PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: EXETER DENTAL CARE (70 m); SIDWELL DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); THE DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); ST LEONARDS DENTAL SURGERY (320 m); EXETER ADVANCED DENTISTRY (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Exeter - Belgrave Road (40 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Sidwell St Express (230 m, Tesco); Iceland Exeter (250 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Exeter Sidwell Street Local (290 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Exeter - Pennsylvania Rd (570 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £289,403** (August 2026). Exeter’s average house price was £289,403 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,514** (2025). Full-time workers living in Exeter earned a median of £34,514 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 43rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in Exeter costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 111th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.9** (2025). Exeter has a deprivation score of 15.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 111th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Exeter 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.3** (2025). Exeter 008B has a deprivation score of 28.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,128th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Exeter 008B was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,352** (2021). Exeter 008B had 2,352 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,697th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 56.5%** (January 2026). In Exeter 008B, 56.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EX4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX4 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 60,310** (2021). EX4 had 60,310 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 94th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 65%** (2022). About 65% of people in EX4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.9%** (January 2026). In EX4, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter)
- Centre: 50.7263, -3.5223

Council: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exeter): Steve Race (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.5223,50.7263,EX46WD

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