EX34 8EQ North Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ilfracombe West. Region: South West.
Streets
- St Brannock's Road: 104 addresses
- St Brannocks Road: 2 addresses
- St Brannock's Park Road: 1 address
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 B (32% of about 730 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ilfracombe Nurseries, (also known as Bicclescombe Nursery) Furze Hill Road ILFRACOMBE EX34 8HR: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Southcliffe Hotel, Torrs Park ILFRACOMBE EX34 8AZ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Willow Court, Torrs Park ILFRACOMBE EX34 8AZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 36 Greenclose Road, (Ground Floor), Bengal Spice, , Ilfracombe, EX34 8BT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Lloyds Bank, 108 & 109 High Street, , , Ilfracombe, EX34 9ET: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Former Wellington Laundry, Regents Place, , , ILFRACOMBE, EX34 9AA: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- The Bath House Hotel, Runnacleave Road, , , Ilfracombe, EX34 8AR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 6-9 Market Square, Market Street Ilfracombe EX34 9AX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 23 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 62 homes the Environment Agency counts, 23 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 107 addresses are between 33 m and 58 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 14.9 km |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Post Box Ilfracombe | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ilfracombe Ferry Landing | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wilder Road Car Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 58.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Combe Coastal Practice | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Smd Pharmacy At The Medical Centre | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marlborough Dental Centre | 450 m |
| Hospital | Ilfracombe Hospital | 350 m |
| Police station | Braunton Police | 10.6 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Ilfracombe | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bicclescombe Park 2.7 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade I), 490 m north. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m north |
| Hillsborough Promontory Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cairn Woodland | Wood | 770 m south |
| Furze Hill | Hill | 910 m south-west |
| Arganite Bay | Bay | 940 m north-west |
| Tunnels Beaches | Beach | 950 m north |
| Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Borough Valley | Valley | 3.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 19 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 70 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 107 |
106 of the postcode's 107 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 St Brannock's Road.