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EX31 2BR

Bickington · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 2FG 126 m
EX31 2FF 152 m
EX31 2PF 161 m
EX31 2PE 177 m
EX31 2NB 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 2BR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 2
Latitude
51.074477
Longitude
-4.104020
British National Grid easting
252,699
British National Grid northing
132,679

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Parish or community
E04003090
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00180243
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 012F · E01034638
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 012 · E02004186

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

53 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
59, Sea King Close, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2BR 11 June 2025 £390,000
8, Sea King Close, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2BR 2 May 2025 £375,000
6, Sea King Close, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2BR 30 May 2024 £125,583

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    978 m
  2. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Public order 29
  • Other theft 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
164
83 female, 81 male
Postcode households
60
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 2.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX31 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    1.4 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    3.3 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    3.4 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Mead Park

    BCT · Bickington

    183 m
  • Mead Park

    BCT · Bickington

    193 m
  • Magdala

    BCT · Bickington

    267 m
  • Magdala

    BCT · Bickington

    305 m
  • Muddlebridge

    BCT · Fremington

    552 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 012F, 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

19,546 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £380,000 from 8 recorded sales in EX31 2BR. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Roundswell Community Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 978 m.

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

Recorded crime

401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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