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EX16 postcode area · Mid Devon

The EX16 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Mid Devon, North Devon, Somerset. Area Scores range from 22 to 79 across them. Every full EX16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the EX16 district: Tiverton North & Outer scores 80 out of 100 (#1,383 of 6,856 nationally) while Tiverton West sits at 22 — neighbours on the map, 57 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £219,000 in Tiverton West to £380,000 in Willand, Sampford Peverell & Halberton — a 1.7× gap within the EX16 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Mid Devon, North Devon and Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,200a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime47per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the EX16 district

£270,000median home sold over the past year · +1.1% over 5 years · -8.5% over the year · 412 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£252,500
Terraced£221,000
Flat£136,500
Mid Devon£290,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Tiverton North & OuterMid Devon 1,38380 £290,000
Willand, Sampford Peverell & HalbertonMid Devon 2,53463 £380,000
Bradninch, Silverton & ThorvertonMid Devon 2,74760 £312,000
Uffculme & HemyockMid Devon 2,91857 £345,000
Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St CyresMid Devon 3,69346 £330,000
Bampton, Holcombe & WestleighMid Devon 3,98842 £357,500
Bishop's Nympton, Witheridge & ChulmleighNorth Devon 4,71431 £299,000
Dunster, Dulverton & ExmoorSomerset 4,87229 £330,000
Tiverton EastMid Devon 5,26323 £220,500
Tiverton WestMid Devon 5,31122 £219,000

People living in EX16 Census 2021

Residents72,078
Median age (est.)48
Density53per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 13%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in EX16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the EX16 district.

Tiverton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX16.

EX15 TA22 EX17 TA21 EX5 TA4 EX36 EX4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.