North Devon Council

What broadband can you get in North Devon?

Across North Devon, 61% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 61% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in North Devon?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,642 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in North Devon are at risk of flooding?

Across North Devon, the Environment Agency puts 3,669 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 691 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In North Devon the Environment Agency counts 1,232 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.6% of all its properties), 1,034 at medium risk (1.3%) and 3,737 at low risk (4.8%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Devon

North Devon has two councils. The county council, Devon, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemdevon.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placedevon.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsdevon.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in North Devon

• EX16 postcode district85 of its 1,349 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX17 postcode district20 of its 1,010 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX18 postcode district70 of its 197 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX31 postcode district961 of its 987 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX32 postcode districtAll 839 of its postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX33 postcode districtAll 371 of its postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX34 postcode districtAll 666 of its postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX35 postcode district117 of its 119 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX36 postcode district416 of its 417 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX37 postcode district164 of its 202 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• EX39 postcode district79 of its 1,393 postcodes in use are in North Devon.
• TA22 postcode district4 of its 172 postcodes in use are in North Devon.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in North Devon.