TA21 postcode area guide — Mid Devon

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Broadband & internet speeds in TA21

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the TA21 postcode district (Mid Devon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 647 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.5%.

Around 1.8% of premises in TA21 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 TA21

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Mobile signal around Mid Devon

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Mid Devon district (38,682 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TA21

Police recorded 83 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 TA21

Based on 290 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA21 is £262,000, down 1.5% on the previous year (£266,000).

Latest recorded sales in TA21

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TA21

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 TA21

133 rated food businesses operate in TA21. 103 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A House of Cake, Abbeyfield Regional Office West, AGW Hospitality Services, Amchara Limited, Art House Wine.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TA21

From a sample of 232 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TA21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around TA21 typically use:

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What's it like living in TA21?

Postcodes in TA21

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.