Is EX24 6BL a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

EX24 6BL is a postcode in Coly Valley, East Devon, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near EX24 6BL, then scores the surrounding small area 56/100 - top 47% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around EX24 6BL 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 EX24 6BL is based on East Devon 009 Census 2021. It covers 5,322 residents, 54 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 57, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 76% owner-occupied, 16% 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 EX24 6BL, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the EX24 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £419k from 38 rolling sales. 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 EX24 6BL 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 EX24 6BL; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.