EX17 6AD Mid Devon
Live postcode, introduced August 2008. Ward: Upper Yeo & Taw. Region: South West.
Streets
- Iter Park, Bow: 5 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 C (23% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
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 5 addresses are between 112 m and 127 m above sea level (123 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 | Morchard Road 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Copplestone 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Yeoford 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Iter Park Bow | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 74 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bow Medical Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | North Tawton Pharmacy | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | North Tawton Dental Practice | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Crediton Hospital | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Okehampton Volunteer Police Cadets | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Bow Burston Cross Road, Bursten Cross Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 620 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barakel and Riddaway's Stores, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north-west. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barakel and Riddaway's Stores | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-west |
| Wayside cross 100m north west of East Langford | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow 140m south east of Burston Cross | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hayne Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Broomhill Copse | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Paschoe Gratton Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Hayne Copse | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Combe Fish Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Higherdown Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Mid Devon: see them on the Mid Devon page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Iter Park.