EX32 8EJ

Barnstaple with Westacott · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX32 8EH 32 m
EX32 8EG 101 m
EX32 8PP 104 m
EX32 7SH 105 m
EX32 8NT 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 8EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8
Latitude
51.076387
Longitude
-4.036794
British National Grid easting
257,414
British National Grid northing
132,759

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
E00165922
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 010B · E01020103
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 010 · E02004184

Postcode source versions

Explore EX32

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Sowden Park, Barnstaple, EX32 8EJ 24 July 2025 £275,000
57, Sowden Park, Barnstaple, EX32 8EJ 18 June 2024 £252,750
48, Sowden Park, Barnstaple, EX32 8EJ 11 October 2019 £166,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

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    211 m
  2. The Lampard Community School

    Academy special converter

    608 m
  3. Newport Community School Primary Academy

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    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,697
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 838
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Public order 133
  • Shoplifting 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

23 female, 28 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
EX32 8 residents
6,536

Age bands in EX32 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,058 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

700 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

1,506 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,636 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,124 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX32 8 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

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    832 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.4 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    1.5 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

  • Greenbank Road

    BCT · Newport

    0.1 miles
  • Willshere Road

    BCT · Newport

    0.1 miles
  • Willshere Road

    BCT · Newport

    0.1 miles
  • Lane End Park

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles
  • Forches Avenue

    BCT · Newport

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 010B, 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

2,387 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £263,875 from 2 recorded sales in EX32 8EJ. 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 211 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,697 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 838 events.

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