Buying a home in EX17, Crediton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£276kmost £231k–£330k

Houses per m²£3,115flats £2,332

Sold last year117944 in five years

Prices in Mid Devon+0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX17 sold for £276,387 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £231,309 and £330,084, for about 89 m² of space.

117 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £72k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EX17 6 (£2,943) and the most in EX17 1 (£3,509).

Across Mid Devon, prices are up 0.1% on a year ago and up 7.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £995 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,260 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £55,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in EX17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£184,383	£168k–£237k	64 m²	16
2	£216,850	£181k–£253k	66 m²	272
3	£276,387	£231k–£330k	89 m²	327
4	£366,960	£309k–£459k	125 m²	157
5+	£466,222	£358k–£617k	162 m²	136

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£184k	£217k	£276k	£367k	£466k
Detached	—	£260k	£337k	£414k	£510k
Semi-detached	—	£237k	£273k	£341k	£299k
Terraced	£176k	£190k	£232k	£304k	£271k
Flats	£72k	£127k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EX17

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
EX17 1	£3,509	—
EX17 2	£3,178	£2,694
EX17 3	£3,054	£1,984
EX17 4	£3,233	—
EX17 5	£3,071	—
EX17 6	£2,943	—

Schools near EX17

Best state secondary within 5 kmQueen Elizabeth's49.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

EX4 Exeter · 15 km3-bed house £307k EX18 Chulmleigh · 16 km3-bed house £324k EX6 Exeter · 17 km3-bed house £368k EX1 Exeter · 17 km3-bed house £325k EX2 Exeter · 18 km3-bed house £326k EX16 Tiverton · 19 km3-bed house £272k EX5 Exeter · 20 km3-bed house £317k EX19 Winkleigh · 22 km3-bed house £308k

Questions about EX17

Is EX17 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Mid Devon are up 0.1% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (49.8% against 43.8%); 117 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in EX17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX17 sold for £276,387 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £231,309 and £330,084.

How many homes sell in EX17 each year?

117 homes sold in the last year and 944 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.