# EX39 4JQ: area report for a postcode in North Devon

EX39 4JQ 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 EX39 4JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) › [EX39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex39) › [EX39 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex39-4)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. North Devon 011D: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **Barnstaple, 8.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **No property in EX39 4JQ 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=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Devon 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **£282,633 average price**: For the whole of North Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX39 4JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EX39 4JQ**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **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=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ
- **3.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instow Community Primary and Pre-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/instow-community-primary-and-pre-school-e113156) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Appledore School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/appledore-school-e113125) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £740,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £962,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2025 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.2** (2025). North Devon 011D has a deprivation score of 20.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,507th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £440,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Devon 011D was £440,000 in 2025. Joint 6,767th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,467** (2021). North Devon 011D had 1,467 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,439th least 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: 51.1%** (January 2026). In North Devon 011D, 51.1% 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.

## EX39 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £277,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX39 was £277,500 in 2025. Joint 975th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,444** (2021). EX39 had 39,444 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 479th 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 EX39 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: 76.7%** (January 2026). In EX39, 76.7% 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: 51.0559, -4.1771

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=-4.1771,51.0559,EX394JQ

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