EX17 5BW

Yeo · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crediton
Ward
Yeo
Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 5BS 1.0 km
EX17 2EW 1.0 km
EX17 2EP 1.2 km
EX17 5EN 1.2 km
EX17 2ER 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 5BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 5
Latitude
50.789891
Longitude
-3.700190
British National Grid easting
280,258
British National Grid northing
100,304

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Electoral ward
Yeo · E05014817
Parish or community
E04013324
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101686
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 010D · E01020083
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 010 · E02004173

Postcode source versions

Explore EX17

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rugglestone, Hollacombe, Crediton, EX17 5BW 13 January 2023 £580,000
Middle Hollacombe, Flat, Hollacombe, Crediton, EX17 5BW 7 June 2022 £990,000
Rugglestone, Hollacombe, Crediton, EX17 5BW 23 August 2018 £453,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Landscore Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  2. Queen Elizabeth's

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. Yeoford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Shoplifting 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Theft from the person 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

20 female, 22 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.6
EX17 5 residents
3,549

Age bands in EX17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

632 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

311 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

799 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,073 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

861 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX17 5 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+
20%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
20%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
20%
Gigabit-capable
20%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
33.3%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
13.3%

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

    4.1 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

  • Barnstaple Cross

    BCT · West Sandford

    0.7 miles
  • Barnstaple Cross

    BCT · West Sandford

    0.7 miles
  • Raddon Down Cross

    BCT · Colebrooke

    0.9 miles
  • Raddon Down Cross

    BCT · Colebrooke

    0.9 miles
  • Westernlea (Pitt Hill)

    BCT · Crediton

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 010D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,938 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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 £785,000 from 2 recorded sales in EX17 5BW. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Landscore Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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