Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20844
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20844 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near EX31 1AB
Crime trends · near EX31 1AB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
31
YoY -14%
ASB
3
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
5 of 5 key categories improving
50
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,694
White Brit.91.7%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,695
Christian48.4%
No religion41.6%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,696
35–4919.3%
50–6419.0%
65–7412.6%
75–8411.3%
25–3411.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Total households: 804
Any member 66+22.8%
Other15.2%
All members 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 26.5%
Administrative Information
North Devon
Local Authority
Council Area
North Devon E14001387
Constituency
E14001387
Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Barnstaple with Pilton
Constituency code
E14001387
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Barnstaple
International Territorial Level
North Devon
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Devon
NHS Scotland
Peninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Devon
Sub ICB Location
NHS Devon ICB - 15N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Devon 007A E01020132
E01020132
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Devon 007 E02004181
E02004181
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Devon 007A E01020132
E01020132
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Devon 007 E02004181
E02004181
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
4:34 AM
Sunrise
7:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:34 AM
Sunset (today)
7:51 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2008
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> Present
June 2008 — Introduced
Postcode EX31 1AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20844
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020132 and MSOA E02004181 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX31 1AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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