EX17 3LB Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crediton Lawrence. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Street, Crediton: 35 addresses
- Kiddicott, Crediton: 2 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 A (41% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- 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
- POWNES HOUSE, grade II*
- 101, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 102, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 49, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 50 AND 51, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 55 AND 56, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 57 AND 59, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 60 AND 61, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 62 AND 63, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 68, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 69 and 70, High Street, grade II
- 71, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 72, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 80, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 81, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 84, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 89, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 99 AND 100, HIGH STREET, grade II
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AND THE MANSE, grade II
- FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATEWAY TO THE CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AND MANSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Lawrence Home, Churchill Drive, Crediton, permissioned (140 m)
- The Three Little Pigs, Parliament Street, Crediton, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 37 addresses are between 69 m and 72 m above sea level (71 m on average).
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 | 1.4 km |
| Yeoford 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Newton St Cyres 7,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest St Saviour's Way Crediton | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 18.7 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 | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Crediton Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crediton Dental Care | 110 m |
| Hospital | Crediton Hospital | 810 m |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 12.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* Spar - Crediton, High Street | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,660 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Newcombes Meadow 2.5 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Moffats Land Allotments 960 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pownes House, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 155 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pownes House | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| 4, Union Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m east |
| 11, Union Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m east |
| Parish Church of the Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m east |
| Shobrooke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Plantation | Wood | 600 m north |
| Poundshill Plantation | Wood | 690 m north-east |
| Pounds Hill | Hill | 750 m north-east |
| Two Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Shoebrooke Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 27 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 37 |
32 of the postcode's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 High Street.