EX31 1BD

Barnstaple Central · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnstaple
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 1BA 21 m
EX31 1BE 24 m
EX31 1EF 44 m
EX31 1HR 53 m
EX31 1EX 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 1BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1
Latitude
51.079675
Longitude
-4.060596
British National Grid easting
255,757
British National Grid northing
133,171

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
E00101754
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 008A · E01020094
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 008 · E02004182

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Cross Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1BD 12 April 2019 £125,000
13, Cross Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1BD 15 January 2015 £125,000
20, Ground Floor Shop, Cross Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1BD 25 July 2008 £510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    572 m
  2. Yeo Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    612 m
  3. Pilton Infants' Academy

    Academy converter

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,108
  • Shoplifting 473
  • Anti social behaviour 304
  • Public order 220
  • Criminal damage and arson 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX31 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
96.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.4%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
92.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    243 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    383 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.7 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Queens Theatre

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Barclays Bank

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Street

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ashleigh CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 572 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 234.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,108 events.

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