# EX17 6QR: area report for a postcode in Mid Devon

EX17 6QR 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 EX17 6QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) › [EX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex17) › [EX17 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex17-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Mid Devon 009B: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **Lapford, 850 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **No property in EX17 6QR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Devon 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **£281,450 average price**: For the whole of Mid Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **83.3% can get gigabit broadband at EX17 6QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **Low road and rail noise at EX17 6QR**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR
- **3.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-cofe-primary-school-e137780) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £266,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| February 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| July 2026 | £150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| May 2026 | £166,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lapford (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.0** (2025). Mid Devon 009B has a deprivation score of 28.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,278th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Devon 009B was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 13,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,758** (2021). Mid Devon 009B had 1,758 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,277th most 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Mid Devon 009B, 92.5% 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.

## EX17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £299,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX17 was £299,000 in 2025. 1,100th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,585** (2021). EX17 had 20,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,331st least 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in EX17 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: 62.1%** (January 2026). In EX17, 62.1% 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: 50.8639, -3.8053

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

## Your MP

- [Central Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-devon): Sir Mel Stride (Conservative), 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=-3.8053,50.8639,EX176QR

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