EX31 2WA

Fremington · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 2SN 4 m
EX31 3DQ 78 m
EX31 3BB 84 m
EX31 3AT 104 m
EX31 3DH 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 January 2003
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 2
Latitude
51.069292
Longitude
-4.125625
British National Grid easting
251,169
British National Grid northing
132,146

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
E00101823
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 011C · E01020107
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 011 · E02004185

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Fremington Primary School

    Academy converter

    229 m
  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    2.1 km
  3. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
126
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 74
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Other crime 5

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

    252 m

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    4.9 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    4.9 km

  • CAEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAEN STREET, BRAUNTON, EX33 1LR

    ODS code L83097

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Shops

    BCT · Fremington

    0.1 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • Beechfield

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • Beechfield

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fremington Primary School is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

126 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 74 events.

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