South Molton

South Molton is covered by postcode district EX36. It is in the North Devon council area, Devon.

Typical price £246,000 Homes sold in South Molton, last 12 months. ▼ 8.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 119 of 165 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 6 of 171 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 86 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in South Molton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in South Molton, by flood risk Of the 171 postcodes in South Molton that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 165 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: South Molton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A361 EX36 3AA: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AB: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AE: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AG: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AL: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AN: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AS: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AT: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AU: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AW: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AX: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AY: not on the flood risk listEX36 3AZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BA: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BB: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BD: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BE: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BG: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BH: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BL: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BN: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BR: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BS: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BT: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BU: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BW: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BY: not on the flood risk listEX36 3BZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DB: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DF: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DG: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DH: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DL: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DN: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DP: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DR: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DS: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DU: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DW: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DX: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DY: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3EA: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FA: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FB: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FD: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FE: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FF: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FG: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FH: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FL: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FN: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FP: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FR: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FS: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FT: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FU: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FW: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FX: not on the flood risk listEX36 3FY: not on the flood risk listEX36 3GA: not on the flood risk listEX36 3GB: not on the flood risk listEX36 3GE: not on the flood risk listEX36 3GG: not on the flood risk listEX36 3JB: not on the flood risk listEX36 3LH: not on the flood risk listEX36 3LL: not on the flood risk listEX36 3NA: not on the flood risk listEX36 3RA: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AA: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AB: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AD: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AE: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AF: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AG: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AL: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AN: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AP: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AR: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AS: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AT: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AU: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AW: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AX: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AY: not on the flood risk listEX36 4AZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BA: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BB: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BE: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BG: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BH: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BL: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BN: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BP: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BR: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BS: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BT: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BW: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BX: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BY: not on the flood risk listEX36 4BZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DB: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DD: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DE: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DG: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DH: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DL: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DN: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DP: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DR: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DS: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DT: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DU: not on the flood risk listEX36 4DW: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EF: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EL: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EN: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EP: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4ER: not on the flood risk listEX36 4ES: not on the flood risk listEX36 4ET: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EU: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EW: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EX: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EY: not on the flood risk listEX36 4EZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FA: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FB: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FD: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FE: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FF: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FG: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FH: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FL: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FN: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FP: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FQ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FW: not on the flood risk listEX36 4FZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4GJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4HH: not on the flood risk listEX36 4HJ: not on the flood risk listEX36 4JT: not on the flood risk listEX36 4JU: not on the flood risk listEX36 4LA: not on the flood risk listEX36 4SE: not on the flood risk listEX36 4SF: not on the flood risk listEX36 4YZ: not on the flood risk listEX36 3DT: low flood risk at worstEX36 3LZ: low flood risk at worstEX36 3QA: medium flood risk at worstEX36 3QB: medium flood risk at worstEX36 3QG: medium flood risk at worstEX36 4DA: high flood risk South Molton Map of every postcode in South Molton, by flood risk Of the 171 postcodes in South Molton that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 165 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: South Molton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A361 South Molton
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 3
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 165

Of the 171 postcodes in South Molton that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 165 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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.0179, longitude -3.8356. 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.

EX36 4DA1 at high risk

What is it like to live in South Molton?

Homes sold for a typical £246,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 8.9% on the 12 months before. At 119 of the 165 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 86 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 6 of its 171 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 Kings Nympton, 10.3 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 South Molton?

Homes in South Molton sold for a typical £246,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, down 8.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£246,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£270,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £341,500 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £247,500 21 sales
  • Terraced £215,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £140,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole EX36 district, South Molton's main postcode district: a typical £250,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in South Molton: 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 South Molton?

21 of the 171 postcodes now in use in South Molton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 24 of the 130 homes sold in South Molton were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the EX36 district, 26%.

The newest postcodes

EX36 3FYsince March 2026EX36 9AYsince January 2026EX36 3GGsince December 2024EX36 4WAsince December 2023EX36 4FZsince November 2023EX36 4FWsince October 2023

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

PeriodIn South MoltonAcross the EX36 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 95 (1%) 8 of 137 (6%)
The 12 months to August 2025 24 of 130 (18%) 53 of 206 (26%)

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 South Molton?

Ofcom reports on 165 of the 171 postcodes in South Molton. At 119 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit119 of 165
Postcodes where every home can get superfast161 of 165

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 checker

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

Is South Molton at risk of flooding?

6 of the 171 postcodes in South Molton 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 86 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 6 of 171 postcodes High: 1Medium: 85Low: 25

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 South Molton?

The open schools at the postcodes in South Molton. 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

Secondary

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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 South Molton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in South Molton is Kings Nympton Rail Station, 10.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Kings Nympton Rail Station Railway station 10.3 kmDrive
  • Portsmouth Arms Rail Station Railway station 10.5 kmDrive
  • Umberleigh Rail Station Railway station 10.6 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 South Molton?

The GP practices at the postcodes in South Molton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is South Molton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 415 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in South Molton 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

  1. 34 September 2025
  2. 45 October 2025
  3. 31 November 2025
  4. 37 December 2025
  5. 26 January 2026
  6. 28 February 2026
  7. 23 March 2026
  8. 28 April 2026
  9. 30 May 2026
  10. 33 June 2026
  11. 47 July 2026
  12. 53 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences207 reports
Anti-social behaviour47 reports
Criminal damage and arson42 reports
Other theft28 reports
Public order23 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Vehicle crime13 reports
Burglary12 reports

Also: drugs 9, other crime 6, robbery 3, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 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 postcode

Source: 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 South Molton?

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 171 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 South Molton

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South Molton postcodes

171 postcodes in use in South Molton, by district:

EX36 postcode district,171 postcodes

That district is in the EX postcode area.

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Places near South Molton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside South Molton's £246,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Landkey12.8 km, £315,000Bishop's Tawton15.3 km, £313,750Barnstaple17.0 km, £247,250Winkleigh19.6 km, £315,000Dulverton20.3 km, £335,000Fremington21.8 km, £320,000Great Torrington22.5 km, £223,500Lynton23.4 km, £275,000 All places A to Z

Questions about South Molton

What is it like to live in South Molton?
Homes sold for a typical £246,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 8.9% on the 12 months before. At 119 of the 165 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 86 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 6 of its 171 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 Kings Nympton, 10.3 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 South Molton?
South Molton is covered by postcode district EX36, across 171 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is South Molton in?
South Molton is in the North Devon council area, and Devon is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for South Molton?
South Molton 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 South Molton?
Homes in South Molton sold for a typical £246,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, down 8.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in South Molton?
In South Molton, primary schools at its postcodes include South Molton Community Primary School and South Molton United CofE Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include South Molton Community College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does South Molton have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in South Molton is Kings Nympton, 10.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in South Molton?
Ofcom reports on 165 of the 171 postcodes in South Molton. At 119 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is South Molton at risk of flooding?
6 of the 171 postcodes in South Molton 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 86 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 South Molton?
21 of the 171 postcodes now in use in South Molton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 24 of the 130 homes sold in South Molton were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the EX36 district, 26%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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