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EX31 3RN

Instow · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 3PN 60 m
EX31 3PL 181 m
EX31 3WT 272 m
EX31 3PJ 598 m
EX31 3PU 795 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3RN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
51.021646
Longitude
-4.101613
British National Grid easting
252,700
British National Grid northing
126,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Instow · E05012427
Parish or community
E04003109
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101882
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 011D · E01020119
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 011 · E02004185

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    895 m

  2. Holywell Church of England School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

  3. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Hunters Inn

    BCT · Newton Tracey

    0.1 miles

  • Hunters Inn

    BCT · Newton Tracey

    0.1 miles

  • Lovacott Garage

    BCT · Lower Lovacott

    0.5 miles

  • Lovacott Garage

    BCT · Lower Lovacott

    0.5 miles

  • School

    BCT · Lower Lovacott

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 011D, 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

14,523 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 895 m.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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