EX31 3JX

Instow · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnstaple
Ward
Instow
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 3JP 764 m
EX31 3JL 793 m
EX31 3JE 938 m
EX31 3JN 951 m
EX31 3JR 981 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3JX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
51.027562
Longitude
-4.069536
British National Grid easting
254,968
British National Grid northing
127,394

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Instow · E05012427
Parish or community
E04003121
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00180293
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 012E · E01020122
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 012 · E02004186

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sideham, Tawstock, Barnstaple, EX31 3JX 1 August 2022 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Holywell Church of England School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Bishops Tawton Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.4 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Hunters Inn

    BCT · Newton Tracey

    1.4 miles
  • Hunters Inn

    BCT · Newton Tracey

    1.4 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Tawstock

    1.5 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Tawstock

    1.6 miles
  • Stonyland Bridge

    BCT · Stonyland

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 012E, 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

16,758 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £825,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX31 3JX. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holywell Church of England School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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