TA3 postcode area guide — East Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA3 postcode district in East Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA3
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
61.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37%
Gigabit-capable
37%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.2%
Broadband availability in the TA3 postcode district (East Devon) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 660 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 61.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 37%.
Around 3.2% of premises in TA3 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 TA3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA3 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| TA3 5AB | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| TA3 5AE | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 5AF | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 5AG | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 5AH | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 5AJ | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 5AL | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 5AN | 0% | 0% |
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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 TA3
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 | 100.0% |
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 TA3
Based on 135 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA3 is £385,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£400,000).
Detached
£430,000
75 sales
Semi-detached
£330,000
27 sales
Terraced
£227,500
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Vicarage Lawns | TA3 5EZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Angel Row | TA3 6PE |
| 8 May 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Woodlands Drive | TA3 5JU |
| 8 May 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | The Pound | TA3 6JU |
| 1 May 2026 | £217,000 | Semi-detached | Station Road | TA3 6SQ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £850,000 | Detached | TA3 7HA | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | TA3 5JW | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Gatchell Oaks | TA3 7EG |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Howleigh Lane | TA3 7SW |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £590,000 | Detached | TA3 6JA |
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 TA3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 257 | TA3 5QQ |
| Trull Church of England VA Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 244 | TA3 7JZ |
| Ruishton Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 215 | TA3 5JZ |
| Thurlbear Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 210 | TA3 5BW |
| North Curry CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 146 | TA3 6NQ |
| Orchard Grove Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 130 | TA3 7FD |
| Churchstanton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 78 | TA3 7RL |
| Somerset Progressive School | Not applicable | 7–19 | 65 | TA3 5RH |
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 TA3
95 rated food businesses operate in TA3. 80 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Saints Church, Beauchamp Country House Care, Bray's Cider Ltd, Breakfast and After School Club, Brew Planet.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA3
From a sample of 105 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TA3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
5%
Band C
10%
Band D
36%
Band E
30%
Band F
11%
Band G
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
Landlines around TA3 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.