EX31 1QR

Barnstaple with Pilton · 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 1QP 61 m
EX31 1QS 64 m
EX31 1QT 86 m
EX31 1PL 94 m
EX31 1QX 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 1QR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1
Latitude
51.087986
Longitude
-4.063107
British National Grid easting
255,607
British National Grid northing
134,100

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
E00101951
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 007C · E01020134
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 007 · E02004181

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Stable, Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR 14 November 2023 £80,000
Abbey Cottages, 2, Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR 18 November 2021 £167,500
Abbey Cottage, 1, Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR 12 April 2017 £217,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. Pilton Infants' Academy

    Academy converter

    154 m
  2. Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    158 m
  3. Pathfield School

    Foundation special school

    226 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,239
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 842
  • Shoplifting 410
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Public order 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

8 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.5% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Gigabit-capable
44.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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 straight-line

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    964 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.3 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    2.5 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Pilton

    0.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Pilton

    0.0 miles
  • Upper Minnow Road

    BCT · Pilton

    0.1 miles
  • Pathfield School

    BCT · Pilton

    0.1 miles
  • Northfield Park

    BCT · Bradiford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 007C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,754 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Low risk addresses
2
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 £123,750 from 2 recorded sales in EX31 1QR. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Pilton Infants' Academy is the nearest published school at 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,239 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 842 events.

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