EX31 4WZ

Barnstaple with Pilton · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 4UZ 4 m
EX31 4UY 72 m
EX31 4HZ 77 m
EX31 4JF 85 m
EX31 4HU 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 4WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4
Latitude
51.087619
Longitude
-4.051796
British National Grid easting
256,398
British National Grid northing
134,037

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
E00101948
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

    491 m
  2. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    793 m
  3. Pilton Infants' Academy

    Academy converter

    823 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,490
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 969
  • Shoplifting 411
  • Anti social behaviour 278
  • Public order 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 184

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    913 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.2 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • St George's Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • St George's Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Lethaby Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Lethaby Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Footpath

    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 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,490 published events cover 12 months, averaging 207.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 969 events.

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