EX31 postcode area · North Devon
The EX31 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Devon, Torridge. Area Scores range from 13 to 73 across them. Every full EX31 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the EX31 district: Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde scores 74 out of 100 (#1,815 of 6,856 nationally) while Barnstaple Central sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 60 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in Barnstaple Central to £445,000 in Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde — a 2.0× gap within the EX31 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Devon and Torridge — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the EX31 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolacombe, Georgeham & CroydeNorth Devon | 1,815 | 74 | £445,000 |
| BrauntonNorth Devon | 1,828 | 73 | £380,600 |
| Roundswell & LandkeyNorth Devon | 3,021 | 56 | £308,000 |
| Fremington & InstowNorth Devon | 3,199 | 53 | £339,000 |
| Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings HeantonNorth Devon | 3,419 | 50 | £325,000 |
| Barnstaple SticklepathNorth Devon | 3,768 | 45 | £285,000 |
| Barnstaple PiltonNorth Devon | 4,097 | 40 | £265,000 |
| South MoltonNorth Devon | 4,200 | 39 | £295,000 |
| Lynton & Combe MartinNorth Devon | 4,413 | 36 | £320,000 |
| Winkleigh & High BickingtonTorridge | 4,426 | 35 | £313,750 |
| Bideford South & EastTorridge | 4,790 | 30 | £230,000 |
| Barnstaple CentralNorth Devon | 5,948 | 13 | £220,000 |
People living in EX31 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 16% · Professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 16% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 45% · 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.
Towns & places in EX31
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the EX31 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around EX31.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.