Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe is covered by postcode district EX34. It is in the North Devon council area, Devon.
Every postcode in Ilfracombe, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 59
- At medium risk at worst: 2
- At low risk at worst: 4
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 236
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 301 postcodes in Ilfracombe that ONS places, 59 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst, 4 are at low risk at worst and 236 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.2058, longitude -4.1224. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
59 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
What is it like to live in Ilfracombe?
Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.6% on the 12 months before. At 38 of the 296 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 730 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 65 of its 301 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, 15.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Ilfracombe?
Homes in Ilfracombe sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, up 6.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £215,750
- 12 months to August 2026
- £230,000
▲ up 6.6% on the 12 months before
Across the whole EX34 district, Ilfracombe's main postcode district: a typical £256,100.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ilfracombe: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Ilfracombe?
9 of the 301 postcodes now in use in Ilfracombe came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 128 homes sold in Ilfracombe were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the EX34 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Ilfracombe | Across the EX34 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 120 (0%) | 2 of 226 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 128 (0%) | 1 of 258 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Ilfracombe?
Ofcom reports on 296 of the 301 postcodes in Ilfracombe. At 38 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 3 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Ilfracombe at risk of flooding?
65 of the 301 postcodes in Ilfracombe have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 730 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium 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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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
Which schools are in Ilfracombe?
The open schools at the postcodes in Ilfracombe. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Ilfracombe?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ilfracombe is Barnstaple Rail Station, 15.2 km away in a straight line.
- Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 15.2 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Ilfracombe?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Ilfracombe. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Combe Coastal Practice400 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Ilfracombe safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,315 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ilfracombe over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 131 September 2025
- 100 October 2025
- 113 November 2025
- 88 December 2025
- 81 January 2026
- 69 February 2026
- 102 March 2026
- 122 April 2026
- 137 May 2026
- 125 June 2026
- 121 July 2026
- 126 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 27, other crime 27, possession of weapons 16, theft from the person 12, robbery 8, bicycle theft 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Ilfracombe?
- District, borough or city council
- North Devon
- County council
- Devon
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Devon
- Police force area
- Devon & Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat)
All 301 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Ilfracombe
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell North Devon about council tax Council tax, on northdevon.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Ilfracombe
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Ilfracombe postcodes
301 postcodes in use in Ilfracombe, by district:
That district is in the EX postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Ilfracombe
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ilfracombe's £230,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Ilfracombe
- What is it like to live in Ilfracombe?
- Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.6% on the 12 months before. At 38 of the 296 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 730 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 65 of its 301 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, 15.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Ilfracombe?
- Ilfracombe is covered by postcode district EX34, across 301 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Ilfracombe in?
- Ilfracombe is in the North Devon council area, and Devon is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Ilfracombe?
- Ilfracombe is in the North Devon parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Ilfracombe?
- Homes in Ilfracombe sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, up 6.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Ilfracombe?
- In Ilfracombe, primary schools at its postcodes include Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School and Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Ilfracombe have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ilfracombe is Barnstaple, 15.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Ilfracombe?
- Ofcom reports on 296 of the 301 postcodes in Ilfracombe. At 38 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 3 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Ilfracombe at risk of flooding?
- 65 of the 301 postcodes in Ilfracombe have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 730 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Ilfracombe?
- 9 of the 301 postcodes now in use in Ilfracombe came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 128 homes sold in Ilfracombe were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the EX34 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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