EX17 1AZ

Sandford & Creedy · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crediton
Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 1AU 249 m
EX17 1AX 284 m
EX17 1AY 357 m
EX17 1BB 382 m
EX17 1AT 412 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 1AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 1
Latitude
50.801378
Longitude
-3.602868
British National Grid easting
287,145
British National Grid northing
101,428

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Parish or community
E04003047
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101613
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 010A · E01020068
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 010 · E02004173

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pippins, Shobrooke Village, Crediton, EX17 1AZ 17 October 2024 £430,000
The Shippen, Shobrooke Village, Crediton, EX17 1AZ 19 July 2024 £455,000
Pippins, Shobrooke Village, Crediton, EX17 1AZ 1 February 2022 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Newton St Cyres Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  2. Hayward's Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km
  3. Sandford School

    Community school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

17 female, 18 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.3
EX17 1 residents
2,134

Age bands in EX17 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

326 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

191 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

450 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

593 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

620 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX17 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • REDLANDS PRIMARY CARE

    JOSEPH LOCKE WAY, CREDITON, EX17 3FD

    ODS code L83127

    3.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Red Lion

    BCT · Shobrooke

    0.3 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Shobrooke

    0.3 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Shobrooke

    0.7 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Shobrooke

    0.7 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · Shobrooke

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 010A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,722 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £412,500 from 4 recorded sales in EX17 1AZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Mid Devon is £284,283 in June 2026, down 1.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Newton St Cyres Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.