EX31
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Barnstaple and Roundswell, in North Devon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX31 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX31, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX31 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX31 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX31 at a rate of 76.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across the EX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 204 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX31.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (922), shoplifting (417) and other crime (386).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX31 was 85.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in EX31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX31 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX31
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Devon 005E | 2,894 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 26.8% |
| North Devon 006A | 2,055 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 64.1% |
| North Devon 006C | 2,222 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 50.0% |
| North Devon 007A | 1,695 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.2% |
| North Devon 007B | 1,490 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| North Devon 007C | 1,103 | 193.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 83.1% |
| North Devon 009B | 1,446 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| North Devon 009C | 1,394 | 228.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| North Devon 009D | 1,327 | 22.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| North Devon 011A | 2,268 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.7% |
| North Devon 011B | 1,337 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.6% |
| North Devon 011C | 1,626 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.8% |
| North Devon 012A | 1,380 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
| North Devon 012B | 1,490 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.1% |
| North Devon 012E | 2,294 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.3% |
| North Devon 012F | 1,623 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.1% |
| North Devon 012G | 1,411 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.5% |
MPs for EX31
- Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratMP for North Devon97% of EX31’s postcodes
- Sir Geoffrey CoxConservativeMP for Torridge and Tavistock2.6% of EX31’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX315
Postcode sectors in EX314
Council1
Towns in EX311
Postcode districts next to EX318
More in the EX postcode area2
EX31 in brief
EX31 is a postcode district covering Barnstaple and Roundswell, in North Devon.
About 30,495 people lived in EX31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £310,625 in 2025 across 472 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 76.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX31 was £310,625 in 2025.
EX31 had 28,838 usual residents at the census.
In EX31, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX31, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.