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EX31 2PU

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 2LB 16 m
EX31 2JG 61 m
EX31 2LA 87 m
EX31 2JQ 116 m
EX31 2LE 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 2PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 2
Latitude
51.072383
Longitude
-4.091363
British National Grid easting
253,579
British National Grid northing
132,421

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
E00101695
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 012A · E01020084
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 012 · E02004186

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. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    628 m

  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    667 m

  3. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    961 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
618
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 296
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Public order 44

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

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    2.2 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    2.5 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    2.5 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Belmont

    BCT · Bickington

    0.0 miles

  • End of Ellerslie Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles

  • Ellerslie Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles

  • Garage

    BCT · Bickington

    0.2 miles

  • Ellerslie Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 012A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,226 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 628 m.

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

Recorded crime

618 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 296 events.

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