EX17 4ST

Witheridge · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crediton
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 4SU 825 m
EX17 4SS 907 m
EX16 8QA 1.2 km
EX16 8PZ 1.2 km
EX17 4SX 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 4ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 4
Latitude
50.939043
Longitude
-3.734706
British National Grid easting
278,215
British National Grid northing
116,945

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Parish or community
E04003088
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101785
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 014B · E01020098
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 014 · E02004188

Postcode source versions

Explore EX17

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hillcrest, East Worlington, Crediton, EX17 4ST 25 February 2025 £295,000
Hillcrest, East Worlington, Crediton, EX17 4ST 11 August 1995 £48,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  2. Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% 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+
0%
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

  • AMICUS HEALTH - MID DEVON SITES

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

    ODS code L83023

    3.3 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

  • Square

    BCT · Witheridge

    2.0 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Witheridge

    2.0 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Meshaw

    2.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Meshaw

    2.2 miles
  • The Old School

    BCT · Witheridge

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 014B, 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

10,888 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 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 £295,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX17 4ST. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Devon is £281,532 in June 2026, down 0.2% 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 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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