EX31 4YU

Marwood · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 4LG 616 m
EX31 4LE 1.0 km
EX31 4JN 1.1 km
EX31 4JW 1.2 km
EX31 4LF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX31 4YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX31
Postcode sector
EX31 4
Latitude
51.114206
Longitude
-4.034170
British National Grid easting
257,714
British National Grid northing
136,959

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Marwood · E05012430
Parish or community
E04003117
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101925
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 006C · E01020127
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 006 · E02004180

Postcode source versions

Explore EX31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Shirwell Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Marwood School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km
  3. Goodleigh Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    4.1 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    4.4 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Shirwell Cross

    BCT · Shirwell

    0.9 miles
  • Shirwell Cross

    BCT · Shirwell

    0.9 miles
  • Blakewell Cross

    BCT · Burridge

    1.0 miles
  • Blakewell Cross

    BCT · Burridge

    1.0 miles
  • Hillsdale

    BCT · Burridge

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 006C, 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

13,368 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shirwell Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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