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EX31 3TL

Bickington · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 3FD 9 m
EX31 2PB 108 m
EX31 3TJ 127 m
EX31 3TD 129 m
EX31 3UD 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3TL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
51.065650
Longitude
-4.090232
British National Grid easting
253,637
British National Grid northing
131,670

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Bickington · E05012415
Parish or community
E04003090
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101703
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 012B · E01020085
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 012 · E02004186

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Atlas Logistics Building, Liberty Road, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 3TL 27 September 2016 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. The Shoreline Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    277 m

  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    451 m

  3. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    987 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
589
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Shoplifting 43
  • Public order 40

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.

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+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Gigabit-capable
62.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    2.3 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    2.7 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    2.8 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    3.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Meadow Brook

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.0 miles

  • Willow Tree Court

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles

  • Woodside Court

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles

  • Willow Tree Court

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles

  • Woodside Court

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 012B, 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

22,507 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Shoreline Academy is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

589 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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