EX32 7LR

Barnstaple with Pilton · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnstaple
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX32 8AL 30 m
EX32 7JP 38 m
EX32 7JW 74 m
EX32 7JH 89 m
EX32 8AB 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 7LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 7
Latitude
51.081430
Longitude
-4.039500
British National Grid easting
257,240
British National Grid northing
133,325

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
E00101980
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 008C · E01020140
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 008 · E02004182

Postcode source versions

Explore EX32

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, The Close, Barnstaple, EX32 7LR 1 June 2026 £212,000
10, The Close, Barnstaple, EX32 7LR 28 March 2025 £240,000
11, The Close, Barnstaple, EX32 7LR 19 December 2024 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Eden Park Academy

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    649 m
  3. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    943 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,602
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,088
  • Shoplifting 399
  • Anti social behaviour 260
  • Public order 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 193

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

23 female, 14 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX32 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    1.3 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.3 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Crookmans Close

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles
  • Crookmans Close

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles
  • Walton Way

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Walton Way

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • The Steps

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 008C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,171 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £237,500 from 4 recorded sales in EX32 7LR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Devon is £281,532 in June 2026, down 0.2% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Eden Park Academy is the nearest published school at 587 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,602 published events cover 12 months, averaging 216.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,088 events.

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