Barnstaple South
North Devon · South West · population 8,657 · 6 LSOAs
Part of Barnstaple · Postcode EX32
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,954 of 6,856 in England
- #617 of 710 in South West
- #12 of 14 in North Devon
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 14% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 14% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 53% · Christian 39% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Barnstaple South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,954 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 14 in North Devon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (71) and lowest on Education (21). Typical homes here, about £230,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 111 sales), 22% below the wider North Devon median of £295,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,184 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £230,000 | 111 | +0.4% | +26.7% |
| Detached | £362,500 | 28 | -5.6% | +26.5% |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 18 | +0.4% | +26.3% |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 53 | +5.5% | +20.7% |
| Flat | £119,000 | 12 | -1.9% | +4.4% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #3,155 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,132 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 311 |
| Theft | 84 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 43 |
| Public order & weapons | 55 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 17 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 85 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in North Devon
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Leominster SouthHerefordshire, County of28£236,000
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- Oldbrook & Coffee HallMilton Keynes28£300,750
- Immingham & HabroughNorth East Lincolnshire28£152,500
- Hornfair ParkGreenwich28£438,500
- Shepherd's Bush WestHammersmith and Fulham28£569,192