EX32 8LG

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 8LF 75 m
EX32 8FL 97 m
EX32 8DT 99 m
EX32 8DS 112 m
EX32 8DU 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 8LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8
Latitude
51.077623
Longitude
-4.046856
British National Grid easting
256,713
British National Grid northing
132,916

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
E00101757
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 009A · E01020096
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 009 · E02004183

Postcode source versions

Explore EX32

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Highfield Close, Barnstaple, EX32 8LG 22 April 2026 £370,000
9, Highfield Close, Barnstaple, EX32 8LG 20 July 2023 £330,000
3, Highfield Close, Barnstaple, EX32 8LG 11 May 2023 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

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    373 m
  2. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    430 m
  3. Eden Park Academy

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    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,813
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,102
  • Shoplifting 487
  • Anti social behaviour 297
  • Public order 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 207

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

13 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.4% 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
45.5%

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 straight-line

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    659 m

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    779 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    964 m

Nearby transport

  • Constitution Hill

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Constitution Hill

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Hawley Manor

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Gould Road

    BCT · Newport

    0.2 miles
  • Sowden Lane

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 009A, 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

9,447 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £335,000 from 3 recorded sales in EX32 8LG. 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. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,813 published events cover 12 months, averaging 234.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,102 events.

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