EX31 2PL

Fremington · 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 2PT 64 m
EX31 2PN 71 m
EX31 2NR 92 m
EX31 2NY 108 m
EX31 2NZ 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 2PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 2
Latitude
51.070375
Longitude
-4.119950
British National Grid easting
251,570
British National Grid northing
132,255

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
E00101824
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 011C · E01020107
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 011 · E02004185

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Byeways Close, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PL 2 August 2023 £375,000
11, Byeways Close, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PL 19 October 2020 £245,000
17, Byeways Close, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PL 10 December 2018 £269,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Fremington Primary School

    Academy converter

    586 m
  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.7 km
  3. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Other theft 12
  • Public order 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

27 female, 22 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.8% 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
81.8%

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

3

within 5 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    164 m

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    4.5 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Taw Meadow

    BCT · Fremington

    0.1 miles
  • Taw Meadow

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Fremington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 011C, 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

21,830 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
0
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 £375,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX31 2PL. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Fremington Primary School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 117 events.

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