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EX32 2HL

Barnstaple Central · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
EX31 1YN 0 m
EX31 2JA 0 m
EX32 2BQ 0 m
EX32 2GJ 0 m
EX32 2GR 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 2HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 2
Latitude
51.079984
Longitude
-4.055812
British National Grid easting
256,093
British National Grid northing
133,196

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

    250 m

  2. Yeo Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    405 m

  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    506 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,912
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,166
  • Shoplifting 472
  • Anti social behaviour 311
  • Public order 232
  • 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
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    100 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    270 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

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    0.0 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ashleigh CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,912 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,166 events.

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