EX3 postcode area guide — East Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX3 postcode district in East Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the EX3 postcode district (East Devon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 213 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94%.
Around 0.3% of premises in EX3 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 EX3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX3 0AA | 88.9% | 83.3% |
| EX3 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| EX3 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| EX3 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| EX3 0AF | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| EX3 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| EX3 0AH | 50% | 50% |
| EX3 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| EX3 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| EX3 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around East Devon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Devon district (79,413 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
12.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EX3
Police recorded 25 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 24.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 20.0% |
| Other theft | 4 | 16.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 12.0% |
| Public order | 2 | 8.0% |
| Other crime | 2 | 8.0% |
| Drugs | 1 | 4.0% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 4.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in EX3
Based on 73 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX3 is £450,000, down 20.9% on the previous year (£569,000).
Detached
£765,000
25 sales
Semi-detached
£440,000
14 sales
Terraced
£410,000
12 sales
Flat / maisonette
£245,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Pound Lane | EX3 0NA |
| 8 May 2026 | £279,100 | Terraced | Nurseries Close | EX3 0NE |
| 8 May 2026 | £711,000 | Detached | EX3 0RE | |
| 5 May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Denver Close | EX3 0NB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £758,000 | Detached | Exeter Road | EX3 0LX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Exeter Road | EX3 0LX |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached | Victoria Mead | EX3 0FW |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Carrick Mill | EX3 0FQ |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £690,000 | Detached | Elm Grove Road | EX3 0BW |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £507,500 | Other | Fore Street | EX3 0HE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Devon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Devon district (150,824 residents, 66,788 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 17.3% |
| 30–44 | 15.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 30% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.2% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 4.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Topsham School | Primary | 3–11 | 189 | EX3 0DN |
| Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 104 | EX3 0RE |
| Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 464 | EX2 7TR |
| Countess Wear Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 171 | EX2 7BS |
| Exeter Pre-Prep School | Not applicable | 3–7 | 71 | EX6 8AT |
| Exminster Community Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 388 | EX6 8AJ |
| Clyst St Mary Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 170 | EX5 1BG |
| Infocus College | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | EX2 6HA |
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 EX3
63 rated food businesses operate in EX3. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Astridges Catering, Beijing Topsham Fryer, Bradbury Cafe, Bridge Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX3
From a sample of 176 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 EX3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
11%
Band B
12%
Band C
19%
Band D
39%
Band E
15%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 East Devon
Landlines around EX3 typically use:
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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.