EX32 7AZ North Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barnstaple Central. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coronation Street, Barnstaple: 8 addresses
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 A (54% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 11 AND 11A, BOUTPORT STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Telephone Repeater Station, Boutport Street, Rackfield, , BARNSTAPLE, EX31 1RL: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- 113 Boutport Street, former Tile Centre, , , Barnstaple, EX31 1TD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land at Vicarage Lawn, , , , Barnstaple, EX32 7BN: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Former Lace Works, Derby Road Barnstaple EX32 7HA: up to 75 homes, pending decision (220 m)
- Barum Fastners, Vicarage Lawn, , , Barnstaple, EX32 7BN: up to 8 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Former Dairy Site, Gaydon Street, , , Barnstaple, EX32 7DN: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Gaydon Street Motors, Gaydon Street/Alexandra Road, , , Barnstaple, EX32 7DN: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land r/o Bear Street (BAR11), , , , Barnstaple, EX32 7DB: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Umberleigh 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Green Lanes Barnstaple | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Barnstaple | 520 m |
| Ferry terminal | Instow Ferry Landing | 9.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cattle Market Car Park | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 59.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 60.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queen's Medical Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bear Street Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Vicarage Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Barnstaple Police Station | 520 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Pilton Park 1.8 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,340 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is North Country Inn, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m west. 321 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Country Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m west |
| 39, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| Church of St Peter and St Mary Magdalene including the Doddridge Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Barnstaple Castle | Scheduled monument | 440 m south-west |
| Burridge Hill fort | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Bridge Pit | Tidal water | 620 m south |
| Frankmarsh Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Sowden Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
| Pudnor Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 4.0 km south |
| Penhill Ridge | Wetland | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 38% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Coronation Street.