EX15 3SS postcode in Mid Devon, Devon

EX15 3SS is a postcode in Mid Devon, in the Upper Culm ward. It is in the Tiverton and Minehead parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where EX15 3SS is, and what is near it

Map of EX15 3SS and what is near it Map of EX15 3SS: its centre point, with the 294 other postcodes in the EX15 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX15 3AU: also in EX15 3EX15 3FP: also in EX15 3EX15 3FW: also in EX15 3EX15 3GB: also in EX15 3EX15 3GD: also in EX15 3EX15 3GE: also in EX15 3EX15 3GF: also in EX15 3EX15 3GG: also in EX15 3EX15 3GH: also in EX15 3EX15 3PA: also in EX15 3EX15 3PD: also in EX15 3EX15 3PE: also in EX15 3EX15 3PF: also in EX15 3EX15 3PG: also in EX15 3EX15 3PH: also in EX15 3EX15 3PQ: also in EX15 3EX15 3PR: also in EX15 3EX15 3PS: also in EX15 3EX15 3PT: also in EX15 3EX15 3PU: also in EX15 3EX15 3PW: also in EX15 3EX15 3QG: also in EX15 3EX15 3QL: also in EX15 3EX15 3QP: also in EX15 3EX15 3QQ: also in EX15 3EX15 3QR: also in EX15 3EX15 3QW: also in EX15 3EX15 3RA: also in EX15 3EX15 3RB: also in EX15 3EX15 3RD: also in EX15 3EX15 3RE: also in EX15 3EX15 3RF: also in EX15 3EX15 3RG: also in EX15 3EX15 3RH: also in EX15 3EX15 3RJ: also in EX15 3EX15 3RL: also in EX15 3EX15 3RQ: also in EX15 3EX15 3RY: also in EX15 3EX15 3RZ: also in EX15 3EX15 3SA: also in EX15 3EX15 3SB: also in EX15 3EX15 3SD: also in EX15 3EX15 3SE: also in EX15 3EX15 3SF: also in EX15 3EX15 3SG: also in EX15 3EX15 3SH: also in EX15 3EX15 3SJ: also in EX15 3EX15 3SL: also in EX15 3EX15 3SN: also in EX15 3EX15 3SP: also in EX15 3EX15 3SQ: also in EX15 3EX15 3SR: also in EX15 3EX15 3ST: also in EX15 3EX15 3SU: also in EX15 3EX15 3SW: also in EX15 3EX15 3SX: also in EX15 3EX15 3SY: also in EX15 3EX15 3SZ: also in EX15 3EX15 3TA: also in EX15 3EX15 3TB: also in EX15 3EX15 3TD: also in EX15 3EX15 3TE: also in EX15 3EX15 3TH: also in EX15 3EX15 3TJ: also in EX15 3EX15 3TY: also in EX15 3EX15 3TZ: also in EX15 3EX15 3UD: also in EX15 3EX15 3UE: also in EX15 3EX15 3UF: also in EX15 3EX15 3UG: also in EX15 3EX15 3UN: also in EX15 3EX15 3UP: also in EX15 3EX15 3UQ: also in EX15 3EX15 3UR: also in EX15 3EX15 3US: also in EX15 3EX15 3UT: also in EX15 3EX15 3UU: also in EX15 3EX15 3UW: also in EX15 3EX15 3UX: also in EX15 3EX15 3UY: also in EX15 3EX15 3XA: also in EX15 3EX15 3XB: also in EX15 3EX15 3XD: also in EX15 3EX15 3XE: also in EX15 3EX15 3XF: also in EX15 3EX15 3XH: also in EX15 3EX15 3XJ: also in EX15 3 2 places, 4.2–9.7 km2 places, 5.6–5.7 kmTaunton station 13.8 kmUpper Culm EX15 3SS Map of EX15 3SS and what is near it Map of EX15 3SS: its centre point, with the 294 other postcodes in the EX15 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 5.6–5.7 kmUpper Culm EX15 3SS
  • EX15 3SS
  • Other postcodes in EX15 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.9250, longitude -3.2220)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX15 3SS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EX15 3SS?

None of the homes and businesses at EX15 3SS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX15 3SS 0% Mid Devon 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX15 3SS 0% Mid Devon 88%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EX15 3SS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Mid Devon District Council's days for EX15 3SS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EX15 3SS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EX15 3SS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Mid Devon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EX15 3SS: 875 properties in Mid Devon are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Mid Devon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EX15 3SS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EX15 3SS?

Homes in EX15 3 sold for a typical £317,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, down 9.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£317,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£351,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £259,750 10 sales
  • Terraced £202,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £55,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole EX15 district: a typical £287,500 from 273 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EX15 3SS

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in EX15 3SS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 March 2026. The middle sale was £555,000, from £400,000 to £850,000. Across EX15 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £317,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX15 3SS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around EX15 3SS. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EX15 3SS

Band D in Mid Devon for 2026‑27: £2,656. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,771 (band A) to £4,427 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,361.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (11%)£1,771
Band Babout 110 (12%)£2,066
Band Cabout 230 (25%)£2,361
Band Dabout 170 (19%)£2,656
Band Eabout 130 (14%)£3,247
Band Fabout 140 (15%)£3,837
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,427
Band Hfewer than 5£5,313

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for Mid Devon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EX15 3SS is in (ONS area E01020075), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EX15 3SS?

The nearest open schools to EX15 3SS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX15 3SS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EX15 3SS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX15 3SS is Tiverton Parkway Rail Station, 9.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Tiverton Parkway Rail Station Railway station 9.7 kmDrive
  • Taunton Rail Station Railway station 13.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near EX15 3SS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EX15 3SS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX15 3SS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EX15 3SS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of EX15 3SS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EX15 3SS?

The nearest to the centre of EX15 3SS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EX15 3SS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EX15 3SS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX15 3SS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near EX15 3SS?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX15 3SS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EX15 3SS in a conservation area?

The centre of EX15 3SS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EX15 3SS?

Police.uk records 5 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX15 3SS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EX15 3SS

Ward
Upper Culm
Parish
Hemyock
Region
South West
Country
England
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

Around EX15 3SS

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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