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Thinking of living at EX16 5HJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathcoat Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 28% met the expected standard |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Castle Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Tiverton High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| Blundell's School | Independent | 1.9 km | 30.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blundell's Preparatory School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
Every primary near EX16 5HJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Westexe AFC | 320 m | 4 |
| Bowls | Tiverton West End Bowling Club | 430 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Active Tiverton | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Exe Valley Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Wall in the Hall | 280 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | Coronation Field | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Active Tiverton | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Amory Park | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Tiverton Skatepark | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Tiverton BMX | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Squash | Blundells School | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Gornhay (Astro Turf) | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Tiverton Golf Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Tiverton Parkway, a drive away (9.5 km), with 683k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Howden Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 343); 17 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
The nearest primary school is Heathcoat Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 28% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Tiverton High School, 1.2 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer Simply Foods, 500 m away, with Shell Tiverton closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Amicus Health (700 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Nail Envy is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 21 km away, rated outstanding by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
The Great British Takeaway and Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and White Ball Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 131 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 161 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Westexe Recreation Ground, 400 m away; for exercise, Wall in the Hall (300 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 19 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 76 km.
Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
40 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.