EX31 3GQ

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 3GR 32 m
EX31 3GP 90 m
EX31 3DX 101 m
EX31 3GN 138 m
EX31 3ED 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3GQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2016
Terminated
1 February 2026
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
51.067816
Longitude
-4.144841
British National Grid easting
249,818
British National Grid northing
132,021

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

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Grenville Way, Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3GQ 4 August 2025 £195,000
1, Grenville Way, Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3GQ 8 July 2022 £1,150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Fremington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Instow Community Primary and Pre-School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km
  3. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
142
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Burglary 15
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    1.6 km

  • CAEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAEN STREET, BRAUNTON, EX33 1LR

    ODS code L83097

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Allenstyle

    BCT · Yelland

    0.1 miles
  • Allenstyle

    BCT · Yelland

    0.1 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Yelland

    0.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Yelland

    0.2 miles
  • Yelland Road

    BCT · Fremington

    0.4 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 £672,500 from 2 recorded sales in EX31 3GQ. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fremington Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

142 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

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