EX37 postcode area guide — North Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX37 postcode district in North Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX37
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
47.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
16.4%
Gigabit-capable
16.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.8%
Broadband availability in the EX37 postcode district (North Devon) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 200 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX37, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 47.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 16.4%.
Around 2.8% of premises in EX37 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 EX37
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX37 9AA | 0% | 0% |
| EX37 9AB | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| EX37 9AD | 20% | 20% |
| EX37 9AE | 0% | 0% |
| EX37 9AF | 0% | 0% |
| EX37 9AG | 50% | 50% |
| EX37 9AH | 0% | 0% |
| EX37 9AJ | 0% | 0% |
| EX37 9AL | 0% | 0% |
| EX37 9AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around North Devon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Devon district (54,204 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
74.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
96%
5G outdoors — all networks
2.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
79.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EX37
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX37 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 50.0% |
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 EX37
Based on 45 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX37 is £365,000, up 12.3% on the previous year (£325,000).
Detached
£415,000
23 sales
Semi-detached
£247,500
13 sales
Terraced
£292,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX37
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £247,500 | Detached | Wardens Close | EX37 9BD |
| 21 May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Fairways Drive | EX37 9BY |
| 20 May 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | EX37 9HP | |
| 6 May 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | EX37 9LT | |
| 1 May 2026 | £180,000 | Other | EX37 9AS | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | EX37 9DA | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £412,500 | Detached | EX37 9PX | |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | EX37 9TS | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced | The Square | EX37 9QW |
| 23 Feb 2026 | £227,500 | Semi-detached | Barton Meadow Road | EX37 9AN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North Devon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North Devon district (98,611 residents, 43,198 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.7% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 16.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.2% |
| 65+ | 25.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.3% |
| Private rented | 20.4% |
| Social rented | 8.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX37
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umberleigh Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 94 | EX37 9AD |
| High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 84 | EX37 9AY |
| Kings Nympton Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 17 | EX37 9SP |
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 EX37
36 rated food businesses operate in EX37. 29 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: @ cake toppers and cakes, Apple Tree Farm Services CIC, Be.you.tiful, Burrington Parish Hall, Chittlehampton Village Farm Shop, Tea Shoppe and Post Office.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX37
From a sample of 69 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 EX37 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
16%
Band C
29%
Band D
29%
Band E
12%
Band F
7%
Band G
6%
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 North 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.