1,991
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
100 · 27.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£179,500
Median property price
223
Postcodes
Overview of Barnstaple Central
Coordinates51.0799, -4.0587
Postcodes
223
Population (Census)
3,634
Households (Census)
1,991
Recorded crime · May '26
100 · 27.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barnstaple Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.43 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.43 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Barnstaple Central
Property sales · Barnstaple Central
HM Land Registry · Barnstaple Central
Average price
£207,373
YoY: -1.4%
Median price: £193,475
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £179,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£550k£335k£120k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Barnstaple Central
Crime trends · Barnstaple Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
443219
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
31
YoY stable
ASB
31185
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -39%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1173
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -14%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
412712
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -39%
Demographics in Barnstaple Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.7%
Other White6.0%
Other Asian1.6%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
No religion48.7%
Christian42.1%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6419.6%
35–4918.9%
25–3416.0%
65–7410.1%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Other34.2%
Any member 66+21.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children5.4%
+ 7 other households · 25.4%
Postcode Districts in Barnstaple Central
Postcodes in Barnstaple Central
EX31 1AEEX31 1AFEX31 1AHEX31 1ALEX31 1ASEX31 1AUEX31 1BAEX31 1BDEX31 1BEEX31 1BGEX31 1BHEX31 1BJEX31 1BLEX31 1BNEX31 1BPEX31 1BQEX31 1BSEX31 1BUEX31 1BWEX31 1BXEX31 1BZEX31 1DDEX31 1DEEX31 1DFEX31 1DGEX31 1DHEX31 1DJEX31 1DPEX31 1DREX31 1DTEX31 1DWEX31 1DXEX31 1DYEX31 1EAEX31 1EEEX31 1EFEX31 1EGEX31 1EHEX31 1ELEX31 1EREX31 1ESEX31 1ETEX31 1EUEX31 1EWEX31 1EXEX31 1EZEX31 1HAEX31 1HBEX31 1HGEX31 1HJEX31 1HPEX31 1HREX31 1HXEX31 1JBEX31 1RJEX31 1RLEX31 1RPEX31 1RREX31 1RWEX31 1RXEX31 1SAEX31 1SBEX31 1SEEX31 1SHEX31 1SLEX31 1SQEX31 1SREX31 1SXEX31 1SYEX31 1TAEX31 1TDEX31 1TGEX31 1TPEX31 1TSEX31 1TZEX31 1UBEX31 1UGEX31 1UHEX31 1UJEX31 1ULEX31 1UQEX31 1YNEX31 2JAEX32 2BQEX32 2GJEX32 2GREX32 2HAEX32 2HEEX32 2HLEX32 2HPEX32 2HREX32 2HYEX32 2JEEX32 2JJEX32 2JPEX32 2JZEX32 2LAEX32 2LDEX32 2LHEX32 2SAEX32 2SBEX32 2SDEX32 2SEEX32 2SFEX32 2SGEX32 2SHEX32 2SJEX32 2SLEX32 2SNEX32 2SPEX32 2SQEX32 2SREX32 2SSEX32 2STEX32 2SUEX32 2SWEX32 2SXEX32 2SYEX32 2SZEX32 2TB