Barnstaple Central

WARD
Avg IMD
Most deprived 10%
Census 2021
2,639
Households
1,507
Crimes · Aug '26
116
1,507
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
Most deprived 10%
Avg IMD
116
Crimes · Aug '26
£165,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 26 sales
226
Postcodes
1,507
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
Most deprived 10%
Avg IMD
116
Crimes · Aug '26
£165,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 26 sales
226
Postcodes

Sold prices in Barnstaple Central

England & Wales
Property sales · Barnstaple Central
HM Land Registry · Barnstaple Central
Average price
£178,517
Median price: £165,000
Median -14.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 26 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sales · avg £180,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£355k£224k£92k
Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26Jun '26Aug '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Barnstaple Central

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY stable
443117
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
19
YoY -34%
31185
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1493
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
46
YoY -27%
664626
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

116
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Barnstaple Central

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,641
White Brit.84.3%
Other White6.8%
Other Asian2.1%
Indian1.2%
Roma0.9%
+ 13 other groups · 4.7%

Religion

Total residents: 2,637
No religion49.2%
Christian41.4%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim1.2%
Buddhist0.9%
+ 4 other religions · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,636
50–6420.2%
35–4918.3%
25–3417.5%
65–7410.5%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%

Households

Total households: 1,507
One person: other36.6%
One person: aged 66+21.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children5.2%
+ 9 other households · 23.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barnstaple Central

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 10%
Mean decile 1.43 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 10% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.43 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Barnstaple Central

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Barnstaple Central

Museums make up most of the mapped places

16 Museums · 13 GPs · 6 Libraries · 38 in all

  • Museums16
  • GPs13
  • Libraries6
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Devon.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

North Devon is the district council. School applications go through Devon.

Apply for a primary place via Devon

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Barnstaple Central

Coordinates51.0799, -4.0587
Postcodes
226
Census 2021
2,639
Households (Census)
1,507
Recorded crime · Aug '26
116

Postcode Districts in Barnstaple Central

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