EX32 8TH

Barnstaple with Westacott · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX32 8PT 89 m
EX32 8QD 109 m
EX32 8RY 143 m
EX32 8PS 170 m
EX32 8NW 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX32 8TH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX32
Postcode sector
EX32 8
Latitude
51.073485
Longitude
-4.031499
British National Grid easting
257,776
British National Grid northing
132,426

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
E00101807
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 010C · E01020104
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 010 · E02004184

Postcode source versions

Explore EX32

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. The Lampard Community School

    Academy special converter

    648 m
  2. Eden Park Academy

    Academy converter

    652 m
  3. On Track Education Barnstaple

    Other independent special school

    654 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
910
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 446
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Public order 66
  • Shoplifting 59

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

  • LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 9LL

    ODS code L83035

    838 m

  • BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRANNAMS SQUARE, LITCHDON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8GP

    ODS code L83073

    1.8 km

  • QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-7 QUEEN STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8HY

    ODS code L83003

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Westacott Road Shops

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles
  • North Devon Homes

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles
  • Venlock Close

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles
  • Venlock Close

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Moor

    BCT · Westacott

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 010C, 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

5,091 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Lampard Community School is the nearest published school at 648 m.

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

Recorded crime

910 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 446 events.

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