EX35 6BS North Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lynton & Lynmouth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lee Road, Lynton: 47 addresses
- Bakers Court Lane, Lynton: 1 address
- Broadmead Gardens, Lynton: 1 address
- Park Street, Lynton: 1 address
- Sunnyside Terrace, Lynton: 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 A (23% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- BOUNDARY WALLS, PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATES TO UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, grade II
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR CONVENT OF POOR CLARES, grade II
- GABLE LODGE SOUTHCLIFFE, grade II
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear of Valley of the Rocks Hotel, Lee Road, Lynton: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Bottom Meadow Car Park and Part Adjoining Playgrounds, Castle Hill, Lynton: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Tors Hotel, Countisbury Hill, Lynmouth, pending decision (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: 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 51 addresses are between 137 m and 150 m above sea level (143 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% 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 | 23.4 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Bakers Court Lane Lynton | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Lyndale Coach Park Lynmouth | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 39.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lynton Pharmacy | 130 m |
| Hospital | Ilfracombe Hospital | 20.2 km |
| Police station | Barnstaple Police Station | 22.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,310 m² | 620 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Holman Park 1.4 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Methodist Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m north-east. 58 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-east |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m east |
| Round barrow SE of Down Linhay | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Remains of leat serving former hydro-electric generating station, on the south bank of the East Lyn River, 210m east of Oxen Tor | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Seachamber Wood | Wood | 390 m north-east |
| Hollerday Hill | Hill | 480 m north-west |
| Glen Lyn Gorge | Valley | 570 m south-east |
| West Weir | Tidal water | 580 m north-east |
| Ruddy Ball | Wetland | 640 m north |
| Long Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km east |
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) | 7.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lee Road.