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EX31 1XL

Barnstaple with Pilton · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barnstaple with Pilton
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 1QN 1 m
EX31 1AB 79 m
EX31 1LZ 80 m
EX31 1LX 197 m
EX31 1LY 228 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 1XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 November 2006
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 1
Latitude
51.084553
Longitude
-4.081731
British National Grid easting
254,292
British National Grid northing
133,755

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Barnstaple with Pilton · E05012413
Parish or community
E04012969
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101946
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 007A · E01020132
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 007 · E02004181

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Pilton Community College

    Academy converter

    933 m

  2. Pathfield School

    Foundation special school

    1.1 km

  3. Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
977
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 323
  • Violence and sexual offences 257
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Public order 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 52

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

    1.8 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.9 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    3.3 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Upcott Avenue

    BCT · Pottington

    0.1 miles

  • Business Park

    BCT · Pottington

    0.3 miles

  • Business Park

    BCT · Pottington

    0.3 miles

  • Two Rivers Industrial Estate

    BCT · Pottington

    0.5 miles

  • Two Rivers Industrial Estate

    BCT · Pottington

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 007A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,164 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Pilton Community College is the nearest published school at 933 m.

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

Recorded crime

977 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 323 events.

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