EX17 3EE Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crediton Boniface. Region: South West.
Streets
- Park Street, Crediton: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,656 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,771 | £2,066 | £2,361 | £2,656 | £3,247 | £3,837 | £4,427 | £5,313 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (45% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- CREDITON WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- LIBBET'S WELL, grade II
- Office and Showroom, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers at Berry and Vincent Builder's Yard, grade II
- SPURWAYS ALMSHOUSES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Three Little Pigs, Parliament Street, Crediton, permissioned (230 m)
- The Woods Group, Crediton, not permissioned (560 m)
- 47 Mill Street, Crediton, EX17 3AA, permissioned (580 m)
- St Lawrence Home, Churchill Drive, Crediton, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 74 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crediton 187,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m |
| Newton St Cyres 7,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Yeoford 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Crediton | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 18.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 71.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Redlands Primary Care | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crediton Dental Care | 500 m |
| Hospital | Crediton Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 12.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* Spar - Crediton, High Street | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Newcombes Meadow 2.5 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,380 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 11, Union Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m north-west. 176 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 11, Union Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-west |
| 4, Union Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-west |
| Parish Church of the Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m east |
| Pownes House | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m west |
| Romano-British villa, Downes, near Crediton | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Shobrooke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pounds Hill | Hill | 740 m north |
| Poundshill Plantation | Wood | 780 m north |
| Downes Head | Hill | 930 m east |
| Two Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Shoebrooke Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Park Street.