Pennsylvania is a residential ward to the east of Exeter in Devon, within easy reach of Exeter city centre. It combines Victorian and Edwardian terraces with 20th‑century council and private housing, producing a varied streetscape of tree‑lined streets, small front gardens and pockets of post‑war development.
The ward has a local high‑street feel with independent shops, pubs and community facilities and grew up largely during the 19th‑century expansion of the city. Many residents commute into the centre, the university and nearby hospitals for work, while active community groups, schools and sports clubs help give the area a lively, mixed social character alongside the usual pressures on housing and services found in inner suburban neighbourhoods.
Postcode districts covering Pennsylvania
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Torquay 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Paignton 21 miles33.7 km
- Newton Abbot 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Exmouth 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Tiverton 11 miles17.7 km
- Teignmouth 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Brixham 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Sidmouth 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Honiton 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Kingsteignton 13.7 miles22 km
- Dawlish 11.1 miles17.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Mincinglake and Whipton Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Duryard and St. James Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Heavitree Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Newtown and St. Leonard's Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Pinhoe Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Exeter Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- St. David's Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stoke Canon Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Brampford Speke Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- West Clyst Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Exwick Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Upton Pyne Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Pennsylvania
EX4 6HT, EX4 7DY, EX4 6DZ, EX4 7HA, EX4 5DE, EX4 5HJ, EX4 7HY, EX4 6HQ, EX1 2SA … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Cardiff Airport 45.7 miles73.5 km
- St James Park Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Polsloe Bridge Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Exeter Coach Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
Hotels near Pennsylvania Ad
- The Turks Head 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Voco Zeal Exeter Science Park 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Mill on the Exe 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Leonardo Hotel Exeter 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Exeter - City Centre 3 2 miles3.1 km
- Hotel Indigo Exeter 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- The Ley Arms 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Southernhay House Hotel 5 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Queens Court Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hotel Du Vin Exeter 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
Schools in Pennsylvania
- Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Stoke Hill Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stoke Woods Forest 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St James Park Stadium 1 mile1.6 km
- University of Exeter University 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bishops Court Estate 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Killerton Estate 4.4 miles7 km
- Raddon Hills Hill 5.6 miles9 km
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Exmouth Marina Marina 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 18 miles29 km