EX17 postcode area guide — Mid Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX17 postcode district in Mid Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
72.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
40.3%
Gigabit-capable
40.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.8%
Broadband availability in the EX17 postcode district (Mid Devon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 986 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 72.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 40.3%.
Around 3.8% of premises in EX17 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EX17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX17 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| EX17 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AJ | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| EX17 1AN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Mid Devon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Mid Devon district (38,682 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
72.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
95.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
79.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in EX17
Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX17 is £299,950, up 5.2% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£375,000
75 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
49 sales
Terraced
£233,000
45 sales
Flat / maisonette
£102,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | EX17 6SQ | |
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Church Close | EX17 6PP |
| 14 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Beech Drive | EX17 6EJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Westwood Close | EX17 3NJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Dartmoor Railway Mews | EX17 3BX |
| 5 May 2026 | £990,000 | Detached | Parliament Street | EX17 2BP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £262,500 | Detached | Hobbs Way | EX17 6JZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Iter Park | EX17 6BY |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £515,000 | Detached | EX17 6SD | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £307,655 | Terraced | Iter Court | EX17 6BZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Mid Devon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Mid Devon district (82,852 residents, 35,631 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.7% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 22% |
| 65+ | 24% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.6% |
| Private rented | 18.7% |
| Social rented | 4.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,096 | EX17 3LU |
| Hayward's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 403 | EX17 3AX |
| Landscore Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 276 | EX17 3JH |
| Copplestone Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 138 | EX17 5NX |
| Bow Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 133 | EX17 6HU |
| Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 101 | EX17 6PJ |
| Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 91 | EX17 4AN |
| East Worlington Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 75 | EX17 4TS |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in EX17
146 rated food businesses operate in EX17. 126 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A J Cox Butcher, Age Concern Crediton, Al's Grill, Amapola Wine Bar, Asda Express Crediton PFS.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX17
From a sample of 95 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 EX17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
7%
Band B
6%
Band C
33%
Band D
36%
Band E
13%
Band F
2%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Mid Devon
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.