High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX17 2AD
Postcode
EX17 2AD
Coordinates
50.7941, -3.6599
Grid reference
SS831007
Easting
283,109
Northing
100,708
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RQ8VR+J2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Crediton
Travel to Work
Exeter
ITL Region
Mid Devon
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11085
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11085 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near EX17 2AD
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX17 2AD
Counts are for Crediton Lawrence electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White5.1%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian46.5%
No religion46.3%
Not answered5.1%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6418.2%
35–4916.4%
65–7414.0%
25–3411.7%
75–8410.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Other25.3%
Any member 66+23.7%
All members 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.3%
+ 6 other households · 24.8%
Administrative Information
Mid Devon
Local Authority
Council AreaCentral Devon E14001155
Constituency
E14001155Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Crediton Lawrence
Constituency code
E14001155
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Crediton
International Territorial Level
Mid Devon
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Devon
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Devon
Sub ICB Location
NHS Devon ICB - 15N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Mid Devon 011C E01020060
E01020060MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Devon 011 E02004174
E02004174LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Devon 011C E01020060
E01020060MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Devon 011 E02004174
E02004174Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1985
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> PresentApril 1985 — Introduced
Postcode EX17 2AD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 11085
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020060 and MSOA E02004174 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX17 2AD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EX17 2AD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
46.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
62%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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