EX31 3TU

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 3TB 53 m
EX31 3TT 89 m
EX31 3TA 111 m
EX31 3RZ 128 m
EX31 3UA 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 3TU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 2024
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 3
Latitude
51.063503
Longitude
-4.085525
British National Grid easting
253,960
British National Grid northing
131,422

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
E00101703
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 012B · E01020085
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 012 · E02004186

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Troy (uk) Ltd, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 3TU 8 December 2023 £1,250,000

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

    516 m
  2. Roundswell Community Primary Academy

    Free schools

    852 m
  3. Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 272
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Shoplifting 43
  • Public order 37

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    2.6 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    2.7 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    2.7 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Business Park

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles
  • Business Park

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles
  • Millennium House

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.1 miles
  • Willow Tree Court

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 miles
  • Willow Tree Court

    BCT · Roundswell

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,250,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX31 3TU. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Shoreline Academy is the nearest published school at 516 m.

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

Recorded crime

561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 272 events.

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