EX31 4AQ

Barnstaple with Pilton · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 4AR 26 m
EX31 4AL 75 m
EX31 4AG 76 m
EX31 4AH 79 m
EX31 4AN 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 4AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4
Latitude
51.090731
Longitude
-4.067085
British National Grid easting
255,337
British National Grid northing
134,413

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Parish or community
E04012969
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101946
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 007A · E01020132
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 007 · E02004181

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34, Windsor Road, Barnstaple, EX31 4AQ 23 February 2024 £260,000
24, Windsor Road, Barnstaple, EX31 4AQ 3 March 2023 £235,000
22, Windsor Road, Barnstaple, EX31 4AQ 14 December 2022 £227,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Pilton Community College

    Academy converter

    351 m
  2. Pathfield School

    Foundation special school

    427 m
  3. Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,818
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 699
  • Shoplifting 358
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Public order 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

34 female, 30 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.0
EX31 4 residents
7,324

Age bands in EX31 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,245 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

760 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

1,774 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

1,861 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,510 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX31 4 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
75%

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 straight-line

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    1.4 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.6 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    2.9 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Garages

    BCT · Bradiford

    0.0 miles
  • Bellaire

    BCT · Pilton

    0.1 miles
  • Bellaire

    BCT · Pilton

    0.1 miles
  • Northfield Park

    BCT · Bradiford

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Bradiford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 007A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,164 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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
4
Medium risk addresses
1
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 £235,000 from 5 recorded sales in EX31 4AQ. 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Pilton Community College is the nearest published school at 351 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,818 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 699 events.

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