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EX32 8HE

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX31 1SX 37 m
EX31 1SE 42 m
EX31 1BJ 43 m
EX31 1SQ 45 m
EX31 1EH 48 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 8HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8
Latitude
51.079972
Longitude
-4.058567
British National Grid easting
255,900
British National Grid northing
133,200

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
E00101754
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 008A · E01020094
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
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    436 m

  2. Yeo Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    492 m

  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    697 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,889
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,151
  • Shoplifting 472
  • Anti social behaviour 311
  • Public order 226
  • Criminal damage and arson 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    97 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    312 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.7 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Barclays Bank

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.0 miles

  • Queens Theatre

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.0 miles

  • Queen Street

    BCT · 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 436 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,889 published events cover 12 months, averaging 240.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,151 events.

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