EX17 4SJ

Way · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crediton
Ward
Way
Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 4SL 848 m
EX17 4SH 1.1 km
EX17 4SQ 1.1 km
EX17 4TS 1.3 km
EX16 8PT 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 4SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 4
Latitude
50.904570
Longitude
-3.728147
British National Grid easting
278,586
British National Grid northing
113,101

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Electoral ward
Way · E05014816
Parish or community
E04003053
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101625
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 010C · E01020070
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 010 · E02004173

Postcode source versions

Explore EX17

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lower Woodhouse Cottage, Thelbridge, Crediton, EX17 4SJ 11 September 2023 £350,000
Moorfields, Thelbridge, Crediton, EX17 4SJ 25 August 2017 £340,000
Lower Woodhouse Cottage, Thelbridge, Crediton, EX17 4SJ 11 August 2017 £278,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. East Worlington Primary School

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    1.3 km
  2. Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy

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    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.7
EX17 4 residents
3,351

Age bands in EX17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

492 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

286 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.4%

576 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.3%

1,104 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

857 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX17 4 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+
70%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
10%
Next Generation Access
80%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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

  • AMICUS HEALTH - MID DEVON SITES

    WITHERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE, CANNINGTON ROAD, WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, EX16 8EZ

    ODS code L83023

    1.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thelbridge Cross Inn

    BCT · Witheridge

    0.7 miles
  • Thelbridge Cross Inn

    BCT · Witheridge

    0.7 miles
  • Butts Close

    BCT · Witheridge

    1.4 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Witheridge

    1.4 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Witheridge

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 010C, 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

14,781 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX17 4SJ. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Worlington Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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