High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£270,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX36 3BD
Postcode
EX36 3BD
Coordinates
51.0196, -3.8355
Grid reference
SS713260
Easting
271,360
Northing
126,073
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3R2597+RR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
South Molton
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.
11889
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11889 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 · EX36 3BD
HM Land Registry · North Devon
Average price
£262,833
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £270,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £246,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£273k£259k£246k
May '24Mar '25Jun '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 EX36 3BD
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX36 3BD
Counts are for South Molton 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
16
YoY -20%
27177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.9%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian47.2%
No religion44.6%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4916.2%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.8%
75–848.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Other21.8%
Any member 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
All members 66+9.3%
+ 7 other households · 31.0%
Administrative Information
North Devon
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Devon E14001387
Constituency
E14001387Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
South Molton
Constituency code
E14001387
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
South Molton
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 013E E01020137
E01020137MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Devon 013 E02004187
E02004187LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Devon 013E E01020137
E01020137MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Devon 013 E02004187
E02004187Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentDecember 1999 — Introduced
Postcode EX36 3BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2. IMD England rank: 11889
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020137 and MSOA E02004187 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX36 3BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EX36 3BD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Attainment 8
45.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
52%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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