Housing in EX17 2AA
What the homes in EX17 2AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Crediton
- Council
- Mid Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,635 (2024)
EX17 2AACrediton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31.1%). Flats make up 45.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
45.7% of households in the EX17 2AA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 15.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented33.9%20.5%
- Social rented20.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.1%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Mid Devon
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mid Devon (August 2026, +1.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EX17 2AA (Crediton) (about 1,635 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.