EX9 postcode area guide — East Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX9 postcode district in East Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.9%
Gigabit-capable
59.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the EX9 postcode district (East Devon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 310 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.9%.
Around 0.4% of premises in EX9 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 EX9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX9 6AA | 100% | 5.3% |
| EX9 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| EX9 6AD | 100% | 0% |
| EX9 6AE | 100% | 0% |
| EX9 6AF | 100% | 64.7% |
| EX9 6AG | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| EX9 6AH | 100% | 82.1% |
| EX9 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| EX9 6AL | 100% | 91.2% |
| EX9 6AN | 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 EX9
Police recorded 10 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 8 | 80.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 10.0% |
| Public order | 1 | 10.0% |
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 EX9
Based on 85 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX9 is £420,000, up 5.0% on the previous year (£400,000).
Detached
£675,000
29 sales
Semi-detached
£465,000
10 sales
Terraced
£300,000
23 sales
Flat / maisonette
£254,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | The Green | EX9 7HQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £168,000 | Flat | Station Road | EX9 6RW |
| 5 May 2026 | £288,000 | Terraced | High Street | EX9 7ED |
| 1 May 2026 | £520,000 | Semi-detached | Shortwood Close | EX9 6QW |
| 1 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Boyne Road | EX9 6SE |
| 1 May 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Stoneborough Lane | EX9 6HL |
| 1 May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Norman Crescent | EX9 6RB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Northview Road | EX9 6DD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Station Road | EX9 6RW |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | Meadow Close | EX9 6JN |
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 EX9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 301 | EX9 6QF |
| Mill Water School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 119 | EX9 7BJ |
| Otterton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 43 | EX9 7HU |
| Drake's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 37 | EX9 7DQ |
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 EX9
63 rated food businesses operate in EX9. 49 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Brook Kitchen, Budleigh Pizza And Grill, Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club Ltd, Budleigh Unwrapped, China Banquet.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX9
From a sample of 88 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 EX9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
6%
Band C
32%
Band D
42%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
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
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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.