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EX17 3BU

Crediton Boniface · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crediton
Ward
Crediton Boniface
Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 3BX 33 m
EX17 3BT 58 m
EX17 3PP 83 m
EX17 3BL 93 m
EX17 3BY 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 3BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 3
Latitude
50.784278
Longitude
-3.647638
British National Grid easting
283,948
British National Grid northing
99,596

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Electoral ward
Crediton Boniface · E05014800
Parish or community
E04003021
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00180183
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 011A · E01020041
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 011 · E02004174

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Taw Vale Terrace, Crediton, EX17 3BU 10 August 2005 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Hayward's Primary School

    Community school

    506 m

  2. Queen Elizabeth's

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Landscore Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
715
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 302
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
EX17 3 residents
4,692

Age bands in EX17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

901 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

492 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

1,284 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

1,262 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

850 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX17 3 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+
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%

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

    303 m

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

  • Station Cross

    BCT · Crediton

    0.0 miles

  • Station Cross

    BCT · Crediton

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Crediton Rail Station

    RSE · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Crediton Rail Station

    RLY · Crediton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 011A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,197 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 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. Hayward's Primary School is the nearest published school at 506 m.

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

Recorded crime

715 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 302 events.

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