EX32
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Barnstaple, Newport and Derby, in North Devon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX32 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX32, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX32 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX32 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX32 at a rate of 78.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across EX.
In August 2026 alone, 185 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX32.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (906), other crime (328) and anti-social behaviour (240).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX32 was 84.5 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in EX32, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX32 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX32
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Devon 006B | 2,229 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.3% |
| North Devon 007D | 1,440 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.0% |
| North Devon 008A | 1,684 | 603.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.9% |
| North Devon 008B | 1,472 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.7% |
| North Devon 008C | 1,292 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.6% |
| North Devon 008D | 1,824 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.4% |
| North Devon 009A | 1,677 | 122.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.2% |
| North Devon 010A | 1,530 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| North Devon 010B | 1,571 | 123.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| North Devon 010C | 1,305 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| North Devon 010D | 1,512 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.2% |
| North Devon 010E | 1,172 | 102.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.5% |
| North Devon 010F | 1,472 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| North Devon 012D | 1,961 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 63.9% |
Your MP
- Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratMP for North Devon
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX322
Postcode sectors in EX325
Council1
Towns in EX321
Postcode districts next to EX324
Nearest rail stations2
More in the EX postcode area2
EX32 in brief
EX32 is a postcode district covering Barnstaple, Newport and Derby, in North Devon.
About 24,604 people lived in EX32 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £243,620 in 2025 across 323 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 78.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX32 was £243,620 in 2025.
EX32 had 24,119 usual residents at the census.
In EX32, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX32, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.