Is EX16 9ET a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

EX16 9ET is a postcode in Clare & Shuttern, Mid Devon, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near EX16 9ET, then scores the surrounding small area 66/100 - top 26% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around EX16 9ET are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for EX16 9ET is based on Mid Devon 001 Census 2021. It covers 6,794 residents, 33 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 52, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 75% owner-occupied, 17% privately rented, 7% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near EX16 9ET, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the EX16 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £260k from 28 rolling sales, up 2.0% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near EX16 9ET by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near EX16 9ET; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.