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Barnstaple Pilton

Middle area

The west of the North Devon. 5,809 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Barnstaple Pilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£247,500
Joint 2,627th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,728
Joint 2,410th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Barnstaple Pilton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnstaple Pilton at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North Devon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences239
Other crime83
Anti-social behaviour54
Criminal damage and arson30
Shoplifting18
Burglary14
Drug offences10
Vehicle crime8
Robbery7
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Barnstaple Pilton compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, North Devon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from £210,000 to £449,950. The middle area is £291,250. Barnstaple Pilton is £247,500.
£247,5005th cheapest
Population14 middle areas, North Devon · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 5,146 to 10,753. The middle area is 6,393. Barnstaple Pilton is 5,728.
5,7284th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, North Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 80.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Barnstaple Pilton is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, North Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 13.1% to 98.1%. The middle area is 66.7%. Barnstaple Pilton is 90.5%.
90.5%3rd highest

Is Barnstaple Pilton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnstaple Pilton at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North Devon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnstaple Pilton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (239), other crime (83) and anti-social behaviour (54).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Devon

These figures are published for the whole of North Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Devon and not Barnstaple Pilton alone. See North Devon

Average house price
£282,633
Down 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,682
14th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barnstaple Pilton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barnstaple Pilton was £247,500 in 2025.

Barnstaple Pilton had 5,728 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Barnstaple Pilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Barnstaple Pilton, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.