EX31 3RD

Bickington · 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 3RF 95 m
EX31 3SE 99 m
EX31 3RE 119 m
EX31 3SF 119 m
EX31 3RL 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
51.070513
Longitude
-4.086340
British National Grid easting
253,925
British National Grid northing
132,203

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
E00101700
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 012A · E01020084
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 012 · E02004186

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Dewberry Drive, Roundswell, Barnstaple, EX31 3RD 3 December 2021 £215,000
16, Dewberry Drive, Roundswell, Barnstaple, EX31 3RD 26 March 2021 £249,500
8, Dewberry Drive, Roundswell, Barnstaple, EX31 3RD 12 February 2021 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    392 m
  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    781 m
  3. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    877 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
615
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Public order 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

12 female, 15 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.2% 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
83.3%

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

4

within 5 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    2.3 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    2.3 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    2.5 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    3.1 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

  • End of Ellerslie Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles
  • Ellerslie Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles
  • Ellerslie Road

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles
  • Cedar Grove

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles
  • Woodville

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 012A, 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

14,226 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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 £215,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX31 3RD. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 392 m.

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

Recorded crime

615 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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