EX17 6YB

Taw Vale · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 6YQ 4 m
EX17 6FU 46 m
EX17 6GA 94 m
EX17 6FH 95 m
EX17 6QS 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 6YB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 6
Latitude
50.855616
Longitude
-3.808987
British National Grid easting
272,769
British National Grid northing
107,794

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Electoral ward
Taw Vale · E05014809
Parish or community
E04003036
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101641
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 009B · E01020073
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 009 · E02004172

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School

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    908 m
  2. Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School

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    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Public order 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Shoplifting 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX17 6 residents
4,415

Age bands in EX17 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

688 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

382 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

772 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,351 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

1,161 residents

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.

Nearby transport

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lapford Cross

    0.0 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lapford Cross

    0.0 miles
  • Lapford Cross

    BCT · Lapford Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Lapford Cross

    BCT · Lapford Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Lapford Rail Station

    RSE · Lapford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 009B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,278 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 908 m.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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