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EX31 4FZ

Barnstaple with Pilton · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barnstaple with Pilton
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 4GA 32 m
EX31 4HZ 111 m
EX31 1RU 164 m
EX31 4UY 189 m
EX31 4UZ 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 4FZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4
Latitude
51.089308
Longitude
-4.051842
British National Grid easting
256,400
British National Grid northing
134,225

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Barnstaple with Pilton · E05012413
Parish or community
E04012969
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101949
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 007C · E01020134
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 007 · E02004181

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Yeo Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    669 m

  2. Pilton Infants' Academy

    Academy converter

    866 m

  3. Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    940 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 871
  • Shoplifting 348
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Public order 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 150

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
0%

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

3

within 5 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    1.1 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.3 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    2.3 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

  • North Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Youings Drive Roundabout

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles

  • Youings Drive

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles

  • North Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles

  • St George's Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 007C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,754 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Yeo Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 669 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 871 events.

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