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EX32 7BB

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX32 7BT 52 m
EX32 7BL 54 m
EX32 7BG 57 m
EX32 7BJ 58 m
EX32 7BH 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 7BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 7
Latitude
51.082889
Longitude
-4.056827
British National Grid easting
256,031
British National Grid northing
133,521

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
E00101766
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 008B · E01020095
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 008 · E02004182

Postcode source versions

Explore EX32

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. Yeo Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    188 m

  2. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    513 m

  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    617 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,087
  • Shoplifting 470
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Public order 220
  • Criminal damage and arson 198

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX32 7 residents
6,965

Age bands in EX32 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,363 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

709 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,815 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

1,853 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

1,302 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    305 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    592 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.8 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Bear Street

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Bear Street

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Green Lanes

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Green Lanes

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Queens Theatre

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 008B, 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

7,930 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Yeo Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 188 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 231.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,087 events.

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