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EX32 8QF

Barnstaple with Westacott · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barnstaple with Westacott
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX32 7HY 14 m
EX32 7JF 42 m
EX32 7HX 45 m
EX32 7HT 59 m
EX32 7HZ 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 8QF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8
Latitude
51.082943
Longitude
-4.042993
British National Grid easting
257,000
British National Grid northing
133,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Electoral ward
Barnstaple with Westacott · E05012414
Parish or community
E04012969
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101993
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 008D · E01020141
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. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter

    467 m

  2. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    786 m

  3. Eden Park Academy

    Academy converter

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,121
  • Shoplifting 410
  • Anti social behaviour 284
  • Public order 216
  • Criminal damage and arson 205

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    1.0 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.1 km

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Steps

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.0 miles

  • Valley Close

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • The Steps

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Derby Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

  • Derby Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 008D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,327 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple is the nearest published school at 467 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,121 events.

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