EX32 8QL

Barnstaple Central · 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 9HG 42 m
EX32 8FN 51 m
EX32 9AB 63 m
EX32 9HH 74 m
EX32 8JA 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 8QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8
Latitude
51.076140
Longitude
-4.055028
British National Grid easting
256,136
British National Grid northing
132,767

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
E00101760
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 009A · E01020096
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 009 · E02004183

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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157 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, Barum Court, Barnstaple, EX32 8QL 5 June 2026 £92,000
22, Barum Court, Barnstaple, EX32 8QL 4 December 2025 £155,000
11, Barum Court, Barnstaple, EX32 8QL 18 November 2025 £125,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Ashleigh CofE Primary School

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

    Academy converter

    680 m
  3. The Park Community School

    Academy converter

    803 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,835
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,106
  • Shoplifting 489
  • Anti social behaviour 297
  • Public order 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 208

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

33 female, 9 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX32 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    182 m

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    473 m

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    1.2 km

  • FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L83057

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Park

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Gloster Road

    BCT · Barnstaple

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Barnstaple

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · 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
51
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £120,000 from 24 recorded sales in EX32 8QL. 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

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ashleigh CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,835 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,106 events.

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