EX17 6FU postcode in Mid Devon, Devon

EX17 6FU is a postcode in Mid Devon, in the Taw Vale ward. It is in the Central Devon parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since February 2026.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in EX17 6, last 12 months. ▼ 20.6% on the year before Nearest school St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School 950 m in a straight line Nearest station Lapford 200 m in a straight line

Where EX17 6FU is, and what is near it

Map of EX17 6FU and what is near it Map of EX17 6FU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the EX17 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX17 6AB: also in EX17 6EX17 6AE: also in EX17 6EX17 6AF: also in EX17 6EX17 6AH: also in EX17 6EX17 6FF: also in EX17 6EX17 6FH: also in EX17 6EX17 6GA: also in EX17 6EX17 6PP: also in EX17 6EX17 6PR: also in EX17 6EX17 6PS: also in EX17 6EX17 6PT: also in EX17 6EX17 6PU: also in EX17 6EX17 6PW: also in EX17 6EX17 6PX: also in EX17 6EX17 6PY: also in EX17 6EX17 6PZ: also in EX17 6EX17 6QA: also in EX17 6EX17 6QB: also in EX17 6EX17 6QD: also in EX17 6EX17 6QE: also in EX17 6EX17 6QF: also in EX17 6EX17 6QG: also in EX17 6EX17 6QH: also in EX17 6EX17 6QJ: also in EX17 6EX17 6QL: also in EX17 6EX17 6QN: also in EX17 6EX17 6QQ: also in EX17 6EX17 6QS: also in EX17 6EX17 6QT: also in EX17 6EX17 6QU: also in EX17 6EX17 6QW: also in EX17 6EX17 6QY: also in EX17 6EX17 6YQ: also in EX17 6 School 4.5 kmBow Medical Practice 6.0 km2 places, 7.9–8.0 kmGP 9.8 kmUpper Yeo & Taw EX17 6FU Map of EX17 6FU and what is near it Map of EX17 6FU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the EX17 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bow Medical Practice 6.0 kmGP 9.8 kmUpper Yeo & Taw EX17 6FU
  • EX17 6FU
  • Other postcodes in EX17 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8555, longitude -3.8096)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX17 6FU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EX17 6FU?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for EX17 6FU. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EX17 6FU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Mid Devon District Council's days for EX17 6FU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EX17 6FU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EX17 6FU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Mid Devon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EX17 6FU: 875 properties in Mid Devon are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Mid Devon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EX17 6FU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EX17 6FU?

Homes in EX17 6 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, down 20.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 20.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £226,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £230,000 19 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole EX17 district: a typical £305,000 from 195 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EX17 6FU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX17 6FU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX17 6FU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around EX17 6FU. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EX17 6FU

Band D in Mid Devon for 2026‑27: £2,656. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,771 (band A) to £4,427 (band G); band B, the most common, is £2,066.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (13%)£1,771
Band Babout 200 (24%)£2,066
Band Cabout 160 (19%)£2,361
Band Dabout 160 (19%)£2,656
Band Eabout 130 (15%)£3,247
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,837
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,427
Band Hwithheld£5,313

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Mid Devon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EX17 6FU is in (ONS area E01020073), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EX17 6FU?

The nearest open schools to EX17 6FU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX17 6FU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EX17 6FU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX17 6FU is Lapford Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Lapford Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Morchard Road Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Industrial Estate, 92 m away.

More stations near EX17 6FU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EX17 6FU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX17 6FU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EX17 6FU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of EX17 6FU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EX17 6FU?

The nearest to the centre of EX17 6FU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EX17 6FU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EX17 6FU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX17 6FU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near EX17 6FU?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX17 6FU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EX17 6FU in a conservation area?

The centre of EX17 6FU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EX17 6FU?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX17 6FU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EX17 6FU

Ward
Taw Vale
Parish
Lapford
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
February 2026

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

EX17 6FH50 mEX17 6YQ50 mEX17 6GA60 mEX17 6QS140 mEX17 6AE180 mEX17 6QT200 m
All of EX17

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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