EX31 3FB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 3DP 90 m
EX31 3DN 109 m
EX31 3AP 156 m
EX31 3BQ 190 m
EX31 3DJ 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
51.067693
Longitude
-4.130476
British National Grid easting
250,824
British National Grid northing
131,978

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
E00101817
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 011C · E01020107
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 011 · E02004185

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Aspen Grove, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3FB 29 August 2024 £200,000
19, Aspen Grove, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3FB 29 September 2022 £142,000
28, Aspen Grove, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3FB 22 July 2021 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Fremington Primary School

    Academy converter

    345 m
  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    2.4 km
  3. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 68
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 8
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
96

45 female, 51 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.6
EX31 3 residents
11,035

Age bands in EX31 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,976 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

955 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,664 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,936 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

2,878 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX31 3 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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    632 m

  • CAEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAEN STREET, BRAUNTON, EX33 1LR

    ODS code L83097

    5.0 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

  • Beechfield Road

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • Beechfield Road

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Fremington

    0.2 miles
  • Beechfield

    BCT · Fremington

    0.3 miles
  • Beechfield

    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
1
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 £171,000 from 2 recorded sales in EX31 3FB. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fremington Primary School is the nearest published school at 345 m.

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

Recorded crime

115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 68 events.

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