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EX31 2EX

Bickington · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 2EN 50 m
EX31 2EP 50 m
EX31 2EH 75 m
EX31 2EF 80 m
EX31 2ET 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 2EX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 2
Latitude
51.074024
Longitude
-4.078075
British National Grid easting
254,515
British National Grid northing
132,577

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Bickington · E05012415
Parish or community
E04003090
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101906
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 009B · E01020123
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
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    326 m

  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.5 km

  3. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,810
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 596
  • Shoplifting 454
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Public order 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 123

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

    1.6 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    1.6 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    2.6 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Bickington Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles

  • Bickington Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles

  • Woodville Shops

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles

  • Woodville Shops

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles

  • Wrey Arms

    BCT · Sticklepath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 009B, 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

8,864 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,810 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 596 events.

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