EX31 4PS North Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lynton & Lynmouth. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in North Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,642 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,761 | £2,055 | £2,349 | £2,642 | £3,229 | £3,817 | £4,404 | £5,284 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (30% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 2 addresses are between 189 m and 249 m above sea level (219 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.4 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Lyndale Coach Park Lynmouth | 7.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ilfracombe Ferry Landing | 13.6 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 7.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 46.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | Lynton Pharmacy | 7.2 km |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital | 14.3 km |
| Police station | Barnstaple Police Station | 15.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,670 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 220 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Coronation Playing Field 9,340 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beacon Castle, South Down, a scheduled monument, 890 m north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Castle, South Down | Scheduled monument | 890 m north-east |
| Voley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| West Middleton standing stones | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Hill Plantation | Wood | 520 m west |
| North Wood | Wood | 740 m north-west |
| Rowley Down | Hill | 2.4 km south-east |
| Bosley Gut | Cliff or slope | 3.8 km north-west |
| Wistlandpound Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south |
| North Cleave | Headland | 3.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.