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

EX31 1HG 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 1HG 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

- **120 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. North Devon 008A: 603 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **Barnstaple, 600 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **23 of 23 properties in EX31 1HG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, North Devon 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **£282,633 average price**: For the whole of North Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **95.2% can get gigabit broadband at EX31 1HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at EX31 1HG**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **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=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG
- **4.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashleigh CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashleigh-cofe-primary-school-e145810) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yeo Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yeo-valley-primary-school-e146531) | Primary | 630 m (8 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pilton Infants' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilton-infants-academy-e150074) | Primary | 950 m (12 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 | 1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [The Park Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-park-community-school-e146094) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pilton Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilton-community-college-e136867) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £116,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £157,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Barnstaple (600 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE (200 m); BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE (210 m)
- Pharmacies: BRANNAM PHARMACY (200 m); BOOTS (290 m); BEAR STREET PHARMACY (290 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (620 m)
- Dental practices: DEVON DENTISTS (100 m); BEDFORD ROW DENTAL SURGERY (140 m); TRINITY DENTAL CENTRE (230 m); DENTAL SURGERY (320 m); THE CURVE DENTAL (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Barnstaple High St Express (110 m, Tesco); M&S Barnstaple (240 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar - Boutport Street (280 m, Spar); Iceland Barnstaple Food Warehouse (370 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Barnstaple (440 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 55.2** (2025). North Devon 008A has a deprivation score of 55.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,563rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £152,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Devon 008A was £152,500 in 2025. Joint 2,590th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,684** (2021). North Devon 008A had 1,684 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,199th most 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In North Devon 008A, 89.9% 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: 51.0786, -4.0587

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=-4.0587,51.0786,EX311HG

## How to cite

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