# EX31 1AJ: area report for a postcode in North Devon

EX31 1AJ is a postcode in North Devon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Devon. Open the map at EX31 1AJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) › [EX31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex31) › [EX31 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex31-1)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. North Devon 007B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **Barnstaple, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **No property in EX31 1AJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Devon 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **£282,633 average price**: For the whole of North Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX31 1AJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **Low road and rail noise at EX31 1AJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ
- **3.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pilton Infants' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilton-infants-academy-e150074) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilton-bluecoat-church-of-england-academy-e138315) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pathfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pathfield-school-e113638) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Pilton Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilton-community-college-e136867) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Yeo Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yeo-valley-primary-school-e146531) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-primary-school-barnstaple-e140739) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashleigh CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashleigh-cofe-primary-school-e145810) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £296,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £332,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £347,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2025 | £630,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: CHIVENOR DENTAL CENTRE (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Barnstaple - St Georges Road (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,633** (July 2026). North Devon’s average house price was £282,633 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,682** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Devon earned a median of £32,682 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 14th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in North Devon costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.0** (2025). North Devon has a deprivation score of 22.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 114th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Devon 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). North Devon 007B has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Devon 007B was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,490** (2021). North Devon 007B had 1,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,694th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.9%** (January 2026). In North Devon 007B, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EX31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX31 was £310,625 in 2025. Joint 1,019th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,838** (2021). EX31 had 28,838 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 987th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in EX31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.5%** (January 2026). In EX31, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon)
- Centre: 51.0925, -4.0593

Council: [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-devon): Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.0593,51.0925,EX311AJ

## How to cite

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