EX17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Crediton and East Town, in Mid Devon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX17, 62.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX17 at a rate of 53.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across the EX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (528), other crime (191) and shoplifting (125).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX17 was 47.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in EX17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX17 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Devon 001D | 1,736 | 18.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 50.6% |
| Mid Devon 009A | 1,660 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 24.0% |
| Mid Devon 009B | 1,758 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.5% |
| Mid Devon 009C | 1,807 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 42.2% |
| Mid Devon 010B | 1,476 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 62.1% |
| Mid Devon 010C | 1,870 | 23.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 21.2% |
| Mid Devon 010D | 2,560 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 34.5% |
| Mid Devon 011A | 2,587 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.4% |
| Mid Devon 011B | 1,689 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% |
| Mid Devon 011C | 1,731 | 154.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.9% |
| Mid Devon 011D | 2,070 | 52.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.4% |
MPs for EX17
- Sir Mel StrideConservativeMP for Central Devon98% of EX17’s postcodes
- Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratMP for North Devon2.0% of EX17’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX173
Postcode sectors in EX177
Council1
Towns in EX171
Postcode districts next to EX178
Nearest rail stations3
More in the EX postcode area2
EX17 in brief
EX17 is a postcode district covering Crediton and East Town, in Mid Devon.
About 21,052 people lived in EX17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £299,000 in 2025 across 263 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX17 was £299,000 in 2025.
EX17 had 20,585 usual residents at the census.
In EX17, 62.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX17, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.