EX31 1AU

Barnstaple Central · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 1EA 11 m
EX32 2SA 11 m
EX32 2SB 11 m
EX32 2SD 11 m
EX32 2SE 11 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 1AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1
Latitude
51.081240
Longitude
-4.065720
British National Grid easting
255,403
British National Grid northing
133,355

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Parish or community
E04012969
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101753
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 008A · E01020094
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 008 · E02004182

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Pilton Infants' Academy

    Academy converter

    619 m
  2. Pathfield School

    Foundation special school

    637 m
  3. Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    646 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,550
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 958
  • Shoplifting 438
  • Anti social behaviour 288
  • Public order 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX31 1 residents
3,677

Age bands in EX31 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

536 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

388 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

1,013 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

1,092 residents

Age 65 and over
28.2%

1,188 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    608 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    778 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    2.1 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    11-13 BEARDS ROAD, FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 2PG

    ODS code L83057

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Fair View

    BCT · Pilton

    0.2 miles
  • Mermaid Cross

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Fair View

    BCT · Pilton

    0.2 miles
  • Green Lanes

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.3 miles
  • Green Lanes

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 008A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,570 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Pilton Infants' Academy is the nearest published school at 619 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,550 published events cover 12 months, averaging 212.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 958 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.