EX2 8ZH postcode in Exeter, Devon

EX2 8ZH is a postcode in Exeter, in the Newtown and St Leonard's ward. It is in the Exeter parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since February 2004. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £290,500 Homes sold in EX2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 4.1% on the year before Nearest school Newtown Primary School 250 m in a straight line Nearest station St James Park (Devon) 550 m in a straight line

Where EX2 8ZH is, and what is near it

Map of EX2 8ZH and what is near it Map of EX2 8ZH: its centre point, with the 299 other postcodes in the EX2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 33 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX2 8AF: also in EX2 8EX2 8AP: also in EX2 8EX2 8AR: also in EX2 8EX2 8AS: also in EX2 8EX2 8AT: also in EX2 8EX2 8AU: also in EX2 8EX2 8AX: also in EX2 8EX2 8AY: also in EX2 8EX2 8BA: also in EX2 8EX2 8BB: also in EX2 8EX2 8BE: also in EX2 8EX2 8BH: also in EX2 8EX2 8BJ: also in EX2 8EX2 8BL: also in EX2 8EX2 8BN: also in EX2 8EX2 8BP: also in EX2 8EX2 8BQ: also in EX2 8EX2 8BS: also in EX2 8EX2 8BT: also in EX2 8EX2 8BW: also in EX2 8EX2 8BY: also in EX2 8EX2 8DA: also in EX2 8EX2 8DB: also in EX2 8EX2 8DD: also in EX2 8EX2 8DE: also in EX2 8EX2 8DJ: also in EX2 8EX2 8DL: also in EX2 8EX2 8DN: also in EX2 8EX2 8DP: also in EX2 8EX2 8DS: also in EX2 8EX2 8DU: also in EX2 8EX2 8EA: also in EX2 8EX2 8EH: also in EX2 8EX2 8EJ: also in EX2 8EX2 8ER: also in EX2 8EX2 8ES: also in EX2 8EX2 8EU: also in EX2 8EX2 8EW: also in EX2 8EX2 8EZ: also in EX2 8EX2 8GP: also in EX2 8EX2 8GR: also in EX2 8EX2 8GT: also in EX2 8EX2 8GU: also in EX2 8EX2 8GW: also in EX2 8EX2 8GY: also in EX2 8EX2 8GZ: also in EX2 8EX2 8HH: also in EX2 8EX2 8LR: also in EX2 8EX2 8PP: also in EX2 8EX2 8WX: also in EX2 8 Exeter EX2 8ZH Map of EX2 8ZH and what is near it Map of EX2 8ZH: its centre point, with the 299 other postcodes in the EX2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 33 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Exeter EX2 8ZH
  • EX2 8ZH
  • Other postcodes in EX2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 33 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7263, longitude -3.5223)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX2 8ZH?

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 EX2 8ZH?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for EX2 8ZH. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 EX2 8ZH?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for EX2 8ZH.

Check the bin days for EX2 8ZH on BinDayBuddy

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 EX2 8ZH 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 EX2 8ZH.

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 Exeter

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EX2 8ZH: 1,821 properties in Exeter are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Exeter

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 EX2 8ZH 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 EX2 8ZH?

Homes in EX2 8 sold for a typical £290,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 94 sales, down 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£303,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £477,500 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £324,750 26 sales
  • Terraced £266,000 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £200,000 18 sales

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

Across the whole EX2 district: a typical £310,000 from 503 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 EX2 8ZH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX2 8ZH from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 EX2 8ZH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,850 homes in the neighbourhood around EX2 8ZH. Over half of them (68%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (32%). 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 EX2 8ZH

Band D in Exeter for 2026‑27: £2,495. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,664 (band A) to £4,159 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,664.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,260 (68%)£1,664
Band Babout 320 (17%)£1,941
Band Cabout 70 (4%)£2,218
Band Dabout 130 (7%)£2,495
Band Eabout 40 (2%)£3,050
Band Fabout 20 (1%)£3,604
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,159
Band Hwithheld£4,991

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 32% 2010 to 2019
  9. 22% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Exeter 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 EX2 8ZH is in (ONS area E01019995), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 EX2 8ZH?

The nearest open schools to EX2 8ZH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX2 8ZH, 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 EX2 8ZH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX2 8ZH is St James Park (Devon) Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • St James Park (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Exeter Central Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk

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

33 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cheeke Street, 63 m away.

More stations near EX2 8ZH, 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 EX2 8ZH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX2 8ZH, 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 EX2 8ZH?

19 within 1 km 52 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX2 8ZH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 50 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 50 mWalk
  • Exeter City Council Charging point · 2 chargers 250 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near EX2 8ZH?

The nearest to the centre of EX2 8ZH, 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 EX2 8ZH?

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 EX2 8ZH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX2 8ZH, 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 pharmacies are near EX2 8ZH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX2 8ZH, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EX2 8ZH?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX2 8ZH 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 EX2 8ZH in a conservation area?

The centre of EX2 8ZH is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 EX2 8ZH?

Police.uk records 692 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX2 8ZH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences240 reports
Shoplifting113 reports
Anti-social behaviour102 reports
Criminal damage and arson47 reports
Other theft46 reports
Public order29 reports

Also: drugs 25, burglary 22, bicycle theft 20, other crime 18, theft from the person 10, robbery 7, possession of weapons 7, vehicle crime 6.

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 EX2 8ZH

Ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Exeter
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 2004

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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