Lynton
Lynton is covered by postcode district EX35. It is in the North Devon council area, Devon.
Every postcode in Lynton, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 5
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 0
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 71
Of the 76 postcodes in Lynton that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk and 71 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. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.2285, longitude -3.8350. 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
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
What is it like to live in Lynton?
Homes sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 54 of the 75 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 58 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 5 of its 76 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency and the Department for Education, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Lynton?
Homes in Lynton sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, up 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £262,500
- 12 months to August 2026
- £275,000
▲ up 4.8% on the 12 months before
Across the whole EX35 district, Lynton's main postcode district: a typical £282,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Lynton: 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 Lynton?
None of the 76 postcodes now in use in Lynton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 17 homes sold in Lynton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the EX35 district, 0%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Lynton | Across the EX35 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 24 (0%) | 0 of 30 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 17 (0%) | 0 of 19 (0%) |
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 Lynton?
Ofcom reports on 75 of the 76 postcodes in Lynton. At 54 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
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 Lynton at risk of flooding?
5 of the 76 postcodes in Lynton 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 58 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 Lynton?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Lynton. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UKSource: 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
Is Lynton safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 34 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Lynton 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
- 2 September 2025
- 2 October 2025
- 3 November 2025
- 3 December 2025
- None January 2026
- 2 February 2026
- 5 March 2026
- 3 April 2026
- 3 May 2026
- 4 June 2026
- 6 July 2026
- 1 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
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 Lynton?
- 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 76 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 Lynton
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 Find a GP on the NHS website
- 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
Lynton postcodes
76 postcodes in use in Lynton, by district:
That district is in the EX postcode area.
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Places near Lynton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Lynton's £275,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Lynton
- What is it like to live in Lynton?
- Homes sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 54 of the 75 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 58 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 5 of its 76 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency and the Department for Education, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Lynton?
- Lynton is covered by postcode district EX35, across 76 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Lynton in?
- Lynton is in the North Devon council area, and Devon is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Lynton?
- Lynton 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 Lynton?
- Homes in Lynton sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, up 4.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Lynton?
- In Lynton, primary schools at its postcodes include Lynton Church of England Primary School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Lynton?
- Ofcom reports on 75 of the 76 postcodes in Lynton. At 54 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Lynton at risk of flooding?
- 5 of the 76 postcodes in Lynton 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 58 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 Lynton?
- None of the 76 postcodes now in use in Lynton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 17 homes sold in Lynton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the EX35 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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