EX17 5FA

Upper Yeo & Taw · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 5LP 38 m
EX17 5LL 72 m
EX17 5LH 110 m
EX17 5LJ 125 m
EX17 5LR 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 5
Latitude
50.830403
Longitude
-3.775293
British National Grid easting
275,073
British National Grid northing
104,933

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Parish or community
E04003026
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101634
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 009A · E01020072
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 009 · E02004172

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Morchard Mews, Crediton, EX17 5FA 11 March 2022 £295,000
3, Morchard Mews, Crediton, EX17 5FA 24 February 2022 £265,000
5, Morchard Mews, Crediton, EX17 5FA 4 February 2022 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Copplestone Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.0 km
  2. Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  3. St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Possession of weapons 4
  • Drugs 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BOW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ITER CROSS, BOW, CREDITON, EX17 6FB

    ODS code Y02633

    3.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Devonshire Dumpling

    BCT · Morchard Road

    0.0 miles
  • Devonshire Dumpling

    BCT · Morchard Road

    0.1 miles
  • Morchard Road Rail Station

    RSE · Morchard Road

    0.1 miles
  • Morchard Road Rail Station

    RLY · Morchard Road

    0.1 miles
  • Union Hill

    BCT · Morchard Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 009A, 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

14,680 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £265,000 from 5 recorded sales in EX17 5FA. 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

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Copplestone Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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