EX31 3NE

Two Rivers & Three Moors · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnstaple
Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 7LA 843 m
EX38 7LB 953 m
EX31 3NF 1.0 km
EX38 7JZ 1.0 km
EX31 3ND 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3NE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
50.976264
Longitude
-4.079519
British National Grid easting
254,107
British National Grid northing
121,710

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003289
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102878
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 007C · E01020308
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 007 · E02004226

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Churchcombe Bungalow, Yarnscombe, Barnstaple, EX31 3NE 31 March 2025 £490,000
Cranford Oak Farm, Yarnscombe, Barnstaple, EX31 3NE 31 October 2023 £360,000
Churchcombe Bungalow, Yarnscombe, Barnstaple, EX31 3NE 14 June 2013 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Great Torrington School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km
  2. Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX31 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Huntshaw Cross

    BCT · Moortown

    0.7 miles
  • Huntshaw Cross

    BCT · Moortown

    0.7 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · High Bullen

    1.0 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · High Bullen

    1.0 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · Yarnscombe

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 007C, 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

15,453 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £425,000 from 2 recorded sales in EX31 3NE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Torridge is £260,783 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Torrington School is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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