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 miles
- Torquay 17.9 miles
- Paignton 21 miles
- Newton Abbot 15.6 miles
- Exmouth 9.4 miles
- Tiverton 11 miles
- Teignmouth 13.1 miles
- Brixham 24.5 miles
- Sidmouth 12.6 miles
- Honiton 14.2 miles
- Kingsteignton 13.7 miles
- Dawlish 11.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mincinglake and Whipton Ward 0.9 miles
- Duryard and St. James Ward 0.9 miles
- Heavitree Ward 1.5 miles
- Newtown and St. Leonard's Ward 1.6 miles
- Pinhoe Ward 1.7 miles
- Exeter Built-up area 1.7 miles
- St. David's Ward 1.8 miles
- Stoke Canon Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Brampford Speke Built-up area 2.1 miles
- West Clyst Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Exwick Ward 2.1 miles
- Upton Pyne Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Pennsylvania
EX1 2UG, EX4 7JU, EX1 2UB, EX4 7HB, EX4 7AP, EX4 5DA, EX1 2SA, EX4 7DZ, EX4 7BG … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 4.4 miles
- Cardiff Airport 45.7 miles
- St James Park Railway Station 1 mile
- Polsloe Bridge Railway Station 1 mile
- Exeter Coach Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Pennsylvania Ad
- The Turks Head 1.6 miles
- Mill on the Exe 4 1.9 miles
- Voco Zeal Exeter Science Park 4 2.7 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Exeter 4 1.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Exeter - City Centre 3 2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Exeter 4 1.6 miles
- The Ley Arms 4 5.8 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandy Park 4 3.1 miles
- Hotel Du Vin Exeter 4 1.7 miles
- Southernhay House Hotel 5 1.6 miles
Schools in Pennsylvania
- Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Stoke Hill Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stoke Woods Forest 0.8 miles
- St James Park Stadium 1 mile
- University of Exeter University 1.1 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 1.6 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 3.4 miles
- Killerton Estate 4.4 miles
- Raddon Hills Hill 5.6 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles
- Exmouth Marina Marina 9.6 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 18 miles