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EX32 2AD

Barnstaple Central · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barnstaple Central
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX32 2ZZ 0 m
EX31 1YN 29 m
EX31 2JA 29 m
EX32 2BQ 29 m
EX32 2GJ 29 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 2AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2005
Terminated
1 August 2007
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 2
Latitude
51.079947
Longitude
-4.055397
British National Grid easting
256,122
British National Grid northing
133,191

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Barnstaple Central · E05012412
Parish or community
E04012969
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101769
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 008A · E01020094
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 008 · E02004182

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    222 m

  2. Yeo Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    402 m

  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    478 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,941
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,171
  • Shoplifting 489
  • Anti social behaviour 314
  • Public order 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 214

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    130 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    271 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.5 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.8 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

  • Queen Street

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 008A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,570 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ashleigh CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,941 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,171 events.

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