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EX17 2DY

Crediton Lawrence · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crediton
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 2DX 69 m
EX17 2DU 103 m
EX17 2EA 141 m
EX17 2DZ 150 m
EX17 3NF 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 2DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 2
Latitude
50.793703
Longitude
-3.669154
British National Grid easting
282,455
British National Grid northing
100,678

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
E00101567
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 011D · E01020061
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 011 · E02004174

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Alexandra Close, Crediton, EX17 2DY 28 September 2018 £992,056
2, Alexandra Close, Crediton, EX17 2DY 28 September 2018 £379,426
2, Alexandra Close, Crediton, EX17 2DY 20 September 1999 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Queen Elizabeth's

    Academy converter

    293 m

  2. Landscore Primary School

    Community school

    433 m

  3. Hayward's Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 271
  • Shoplifting 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Public order 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

12 female, 7 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.8% 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
100%

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

    2.1 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

  • Alexandra Close

    BCT · Crediton

    0.0 miles

  • Alexandra Close

    BCT · Crediton

    0.0 miles

  • Alexandra Way

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Alexandra Way

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Threshers

    BCT · Crediton

    0.2 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
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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's is the nearest published school at 293 m.

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

Recorded crime

609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 271 events.

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