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

EX32 8QR 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 8QR 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

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. North Devon 010A: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **Barnstaple, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **No property in EX32 8QR 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=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, North Devon 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **£282,633 average price**: For the whole of North Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX32 8QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **Low road and rail noise at EX32 8QR**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **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=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR
- **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=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Orchard Vale Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-vale-community-school-e137644) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [On Track Education Barnstaple](https://openindex.co.uk/school/on-track-education-barnstaple-e145181) | Special | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Eden Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-park-academy-e146096) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Lampard Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lampard-community-school-e151789) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Newport Community School Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newport-community-school-primary-academy-e137012) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 52% 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 | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goodleigh Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goodleigh-church-of-england-primary-school-e113376) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Landkey Community Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landkey-community-primary-academy-e146093) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £312,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £297,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £354,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £362,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). North Devon 010A has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Devon 010A was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,530** (2021). North Devon 010A had 1,530 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,892nd 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In North Devon 010A, 99.6% 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.

## 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: 51.0781, -4.0226

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=-4.0226,51.0781,EX328QR

## How to cite

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