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EX31 2AL

Roundswell · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Roundswell
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 2AG 123 m
EX31 2AS 134 m
EX31 2AU 171 m
EX31 2BP 198 m
EX31 2AP 259 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2002
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 2
Latitude
51.073588
Longitude
-4.060497
British National Grid easting
255,745
British National Grid northing
132,494

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Roundswell · E05012434
Parish or community
E04012969
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101901
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 009C · E01020124
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 009 · E02004183

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. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

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    838 m

  2. The Park Community School

    Academy converter

    843 m

  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,015
  • Shoplifting 472
  • Anti social behaviour 291
  • Public order 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX31 2 residents
6,375

Age bands in EX31 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

839 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

545 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

1,054 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,783 residents

Age 65 and over
33.5%

2,126 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

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    534 m

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    766 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.4 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Rail Station

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Barnstaple Rail Station

    RLY · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Opposite Station Entrance

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Barnstaple Rail Station

    RSE · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Sticklepath Terrace

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 009C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,892 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Ashleigh CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 838 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 222.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,015 events.

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