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EX17 2BA

Crediton Lawrence · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Crediton Lawrence
Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 2AY 14 m
EX17 3LA 27 m
EX17 2AZ 30 m
EX17 2BG 30 m
EX17 2BE 31 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 2BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 2
Latitude
50.791341
Longitude
-3.663905
British National Grid easting
282,819
British National Grid northing
100,407

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Electoral ward
Crediton Lawrence · E05014801
Parish or community
E04003021
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101569
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 011D · E01020061
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 011 · E02004174

Postcode source versions

Explore EX17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Queen Elizabeth's

    Academy converter

    167 m

  2. Landscore Primary School

    Community school

    660 m

  3. Hayward's Primary School

    Community school

    979 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 308
  • Shoplifting 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Public order 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
EX17 2 residents
2,401

Age bands in EX17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

334 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

217 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

422 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

601 residents

Age 65 and over
31%

707 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX17 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • REDLANDS PRIMARY CARE

    JOSEPH LOCKE WAY, CREDITON, EX17 3FD

    ODS code L83127

    1.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Green

    BCT · Crediton

    0.0 miles

  • Green

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Greenway

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • St Lawences Green

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • St Saviour's Way

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 011D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,812 of 33,755

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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's is the nearest published school at 167 m.

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

Recorded crime

706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 308 events.

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