EX31 4FX

Heanton Punchardon · 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 4AU 25 m
EX31 4BW 362 m
EX31 4BS 440 m
EX31 4AE 460 m
EX31 4BP 474 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 4FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4
Latitude
51.093492
Longitude
-4.099871
British National Grid easting
253,050
British National Grid northing
134,785

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Parish or community
E04003067
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101837
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 005E · E01020110
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 005 · E02004179

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Corn Park Close, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4FX 8 July 2022 £795,000
5, Corn Park Close, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4FX 31 March 2022 £785,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Pilton Community College

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Pathfield School

    Foundation special school

    2.5 km
  3. Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Public order 5
  • Other crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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
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

5

within 5 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    3.1 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    3.3 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    3.5 km

  • CAEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAEN STREET, BRAUNTON, EX33 1LR

    ODS code L83097

    4.7 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    4.9 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

  • Tarka Holiday Park

    BCT · Ashford

    0.1 miles
  • Garden Centre

    BCT · Ashford

    0.2 miles
  • Tarka Holiday Park

    BCT · Ashford

    0.2 miles
  • Garden Centre

    BCT · Ashford

    0.2 miles
  • Meadowside

    BCT · Ashford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 005E, 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

22,225 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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 £790,000 from 2 recorded sales in EX31 4FX. 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 3 secondary schools. Pilton Community College is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 8 events.

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