EX31 4QY

Lynton & Lynmouth · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 4QX 493 m
EX31 4QU 583 m
EX31 4QT 768 m
EX31 4QR 1.5 km
EX35 6JW 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 4QY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4
Latitude
51.223871
Longitude
-3.898848
British National Grid easting
267,500
British National Grid northing
148,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Parish or community
E04003104
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101797
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 002B · E01020100
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 002 · E02004176

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Parracombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km
  2. Lynton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Woody Bay Station

    BCT · Martinhoe Cross

    1.7 miles
  • Woody Bay Station

    BCT · Martinhoe Cross

    1.7 miles
  • Caffyns Cross

    BCT · West Ilkerton

    1.8 miles
  • Caffyns Cross

    BCT · West Ilkerton

    1.8 miles
  • Killington Cross

    BCT · Parracombe

    2.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 002B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,800 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Parracombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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