# EX31 2QB: area report for a postcode in North Devon

EX31 2QB 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 2QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) › [EX31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex31) › [EX31 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex31-2)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. North Devon 011C: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **Barnstaple, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **No property in EX31 2QB 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=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, North Devon 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **£280,441 average price**: For the whole of North Devon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX31 2QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **Low road and rail noise at EX31 2QB**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB
- **3.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fremington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fremington-primary-school-e148019) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roundswell Community Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roundswell-community-primary-academy-e147084) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £465,250 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2024 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £292,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (360 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Fremington (480 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £280,441** (August 2026). North Devon’s average house price was £280,441 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). North Devon 011C has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,924th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Devon 011C was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 15,548th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,626** (2021). North Devon 011C had 1,626 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,861st 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: 78.8%** (January 2026). In North Devon 011C, 78.8% 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: 51.0727, -4.1195

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), August 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=-4.1195,51.0727,EX312QB

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