2,840
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
32 · 5.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£242,250
Median property price
191
Postcodes
Overview of South Molton
Coordinates51.0178, -3.8368
Postcodes
191
Population (Census)
6,351
Households (Census)
2,840
Recorded crime · May '26
32 · 5.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Molton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.70 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in South Molton
Property sales · South Molton
HM Land Registry · South Molton
Average price
£273,787
YoY: -5.3%
Median price: £292,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £252,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£373k£287k£200k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 South Molton
Crime trends · South Molton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27177
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY +20%
ASB
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Demographics in South Molton
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.5%
Other White2.3%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion44.3%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6419.1%
35–4915.8%
65–7413.5%
25–3411.9%
75–849.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Any member 66+17.9%
Other15.1%
All members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
+ 7 other households · 30.5%
Schools in South Molton
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
South Molton Community College
Devon · EX36 4LA
Good
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
South Molton United CofE Primary School
Devon · EX36 4EN
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
South Molton Community Primary School
Devon · EX36 3BA
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
South Molton United Church of England Primary School
Devon · EX36 4EN
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in South Molton
Postcodes in South Molton
EX36 3AAEX36 3ABEX36 3AEEX36 3AGEX36 3ALEX36 3ANEX36 3AQEX36 3ASEX36 3ATEX36 3AUEX36 3AWEX36 3AXEX36 3AYEX36 3AZEX36 3BAEX36 3BBEX36 3BDEX36 3BEEX36 3BGEX36 3BHEX36 3BJEX36 3BLEX36 3BNEX36 3BQEX36 3BREX36 3BSEX36 3BTEX36 3BUEX36 3BWEX36 3BYEX36 3BZEX36 3DBEX36 3DFEX36 3DGEX36 3DHEX36 3DJEX36 3DLEX36 3DNEX36 3DPEX36 3DQEX36 3DREX36 3DSEX36 3DTEX36 3DUEX36 3DWEX36 3DXEX36 3DYEX36 3DZEX36 3EAEX36 3EBEX36 3EDEX36 3EHEX36 3FAEX36 3FBEX36 3FDEX36 3FEEX36 3FFEX36 3FGEX36 3FHEX36 3FLEX36 3FNEX36 3FPEX36 3FQEX36 3FREX36 3FSEX36 3FTEX36 3FUEX36 3FWEX36 3FXEX36 3GAEX36 3GBEX36 3GDEX36 3GEEX36 3GGEX36 3JBEX36 3LHEX36 3LJEX36 3LLEX36 3LZEX36 3NAEX36 3QAEX36 3QBEX36 3QGEX36 3RAEX36 3RDEX36 4AAEX36 4ABEX36 4ADEX36 4AEEX36 4AFEX36 4AGEX36 4AJEX36 4ALEX36 4ANEX36 4APEX36 4AREX36 4ASEX36 4ATEX36 4AUEX36 4AWEX36 4AXEX36 4AYEX36 4AZEX36 4BAEX36 4BBEX36 4BEEX36 4BGEX36 4BHEX36 4BJEX36 4BLEX36 4BNEX36 4BPEX36 4BQEX36 4BREX36 4BSEX36 4BTEX36 4BWEX36 4BXEX36 4BYEX36 4BZ