High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£215,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX31 1JS
Barnstaple
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EX31 1JS
Coordinates
51.0853, -4.0643
Grid reference
SS555338
Easting
255,518
Northing
133,802
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3Q3WPP+47
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Barnstaple
Travel to Work
Barnstaple
ITL Region
North Devon
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6754
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6754 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · EX31 1JS
HM Land Registry · North Devon
Average price
£199,085
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £215,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £175,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£224k£195k£166k
Dec '23Jun '24Aug '24Mar '25May '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 near EX31 1JS
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX31 1JS
Counts are for Barnstaple with Pilton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY stable
372614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY -46%
19101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY -82%
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.8%
Other White4.5%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
No religion52.3%
Christian40.4%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4919.5%
65–7411.5%
25–3410.4%
10–159.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Other16.6%
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
+ 7 other households · 38.2%
Administrative Information
North Devon
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Devon E14001387
Constituency
E14001387Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
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 EnglandPeninsula
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 007C E01020134
E01020134MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Devon 007 E02004181
E02004181LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Devon 007C E01020134
E01020134MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Devon 007 E02004181
E02004181Urban: 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
5:57 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 25 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EX31 1JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6754
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020134 and MSOA E02004181 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX31 1JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EX31 1JS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 15%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 19%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
46.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
50%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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