# EX16 5LG: area report for a postcode in Mid Devon

EX16 5LG is a postcode in Mid Devon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Mid Devon. Open the map at EX16 5LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) › [EX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex16) › [EX16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 34% on July. Mid Devon 005B: 168 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **Tiverton Parkway, 9.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **77 of 80 properties in EX16 5LG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Devon 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **£281,450 average price**: For the whole of Mid Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **72.1% can get gigabit broadband at EX16 5LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **Low road and rail noise at EX16 5LG**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-primary-school-e140762) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heathcoat Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathcoat-primary-school-e113343) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [ACE Tiverton Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ace-tiverton-special-school-e147064) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Tiverton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tiverton-high-school-e152043) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Castle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-primary-school-e113340) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Two Moors Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/two-moors-primary-school-e113341) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wilcombe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilcombe-primary-school-e137659) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 17% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blundell's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blundells-school-e113575) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £212,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| April 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £187,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £172,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CASTLE PLACE PRACTICE (440 m); AMICUS HEALTH (460 m)
- Pharmacies: TIVERTON PHARMACY (440 m); BOOTS (530 m); ALLIED PHARMACY TIVERTON (550 m)
- Dental practices: ST PETERS DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); CASTLE VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m); TIVERTON AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (500 m); TIVERTON DENTAL CENTRE (550 m)
- Supermarkets: SPAR Sampford Peverell (300 m, Spar); Morrisons Cowleymoor Tiverton (350 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Tiverton (560 m, Morrisons); M&S Tiverton SF (700 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Tiverton Superstore (870 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £281,450** (July 2026). Mid Devon’s average house price was £281,450 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,994** (2025). Full-time workers living in Mid Devon earned a median of £36,994 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 123rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Mid Devon costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Mid Devon has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 148th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mid Devon 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.6** (2025). Mid Devon 005B has a deprivation score of 34.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Devon 005B was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,346** (2021). Mid Devon 005B had 1,346 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,031st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.0%** (January 2026). In Mid Devon 005B, 85.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EX16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £273,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX16 was £273,500 in 2025. 938th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,605** (2021). EX16 had 33,605 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 724th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in EX16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.5%** (January 2026). In EX16, 68.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon)
- Centre: 50.9050, -3.4942

Council: [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tiverton and Minehead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tiverton-and-minehead): Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.4942,50.9050,EX165LG

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