# EX32 8EA: area report for a postcode in North Devon

EX32 8EA 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 EX32 8EA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) › [EX32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex32) › [EX32 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex32-8)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. North Devon 010B: 123 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **Barnstaple, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **No property in EX32 8EA 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=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, North Devon 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **£282,633 average price**: For the whole of North Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX32 8EA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **Low road and rail noise at EX32 8EA**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA
- **4.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eden Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-park-academy-e146096) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 54% 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 | 530 m (7 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 | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newport Community School Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newport-community-school-primary-academy-e137012) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Lampard Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lampard-community-school-e151789) | Special | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [The Park Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-park-community-school-e146094) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Yeo Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yeo-valley-primary-school-e146531) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchard Vale Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-vale-community-school-e137644) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £234,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £87,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: NEWPORT PHARMACY AND HEALTH CLINIC (890 m); BRANNAM PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: WESTCOUNTRY DENTAL & IMPLANT CTR (290 m); ENDSLEIGH DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (710 m); NEXT WAVE DENTAL (750 m); TRINITY DENTAL CENTRE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Newport Barnstaple (340 m, Lidl); Spar - Taw Barbican (480 m, Spar); Spar - Newport Road (690 m, Spar); Tesco Barnstaple Superstore (710 m, Tesco); Spar Churchill Close (860 m, Spar)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.9** (2025). North Devon 010B has a deprivation score of 49.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,380th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). North Devon 010B had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In North Devon 010B, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.0%** (August 2026). In North Devon 010B, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## EX32 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £243,620** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX32 was £243,620 in 2025. 700th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,119** (2021). EX32 had 24,119 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,224th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in EX32 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In EX32, 88.0% 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: 51.0775, -4.0431

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=-4.0431,51.0775,EX328EA

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex32-8ea.

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