EX31 1EU

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 1EZ 51 m
EX31 1AH 65 m
EX31 1HB 66 m
EX31 1EX 70 m
EX31 1HA 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 1EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1
Latitude
51.078872
Longitude
-4.060260
British National Grid easting
255,778
British National Grid northing
133,081

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

Explore EX31

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Custom House, The Strand, Barnstaple, EX31 1EU 9 January 2025 £80,000
Perrins Financial Services, The Strand, Barnstaple, EX31 1EU 11 November 2021 £75,000
5, The Strand, Barnstaple, EX31 1EU 18 August 2020 £5,000

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

    546 m
  2. Yeo Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    662 m
  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    837 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,742
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,063
  • Shoplifting 472
  • Anti social behaviour 298
  • Public order 211
  • Criminal damage and arson 197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX31 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
96.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
66.7%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    257 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    315 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

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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
  • Imperial Hotel

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 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
9
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
10
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

Property market

The five-year median is £77,500 from 2 recorded sales in EX31 1EU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Devon is £281,532 in June 2026, down 0.2% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ashleigh CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 546 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,742 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,063 events.

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