EX31 2BB postcode in Barnstaple, Devon

EX31 2BB is a postcode in Barnstaple, in the Roundswell ward of North Devon. It is in the North Devon parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Medium flood risk 13 of 13 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North Devon: 61% Typical price £305,000 Homes sold in EX31 2, last 12 months. ▼ 4.4% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 200 m in a straight line

Where EX31 2BB is, and what is near it

Map of EX31 2BB and what is near it Map of EX31 2BB: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the EX31 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX31 2AG: also in EX31 2EX31 2AP: also in EX31 2EX31 2AS: also in EX31 2EX31 2AT: also in EX31 2EX31 2AU: also in EX31 2EX31 2AX: also in EX31 2EX31 2AY: also in EX31 2EX31 2AZ: also in EX31 2EX31 2BA: also in EX31 2EX31 2BD: also in EX31 2EX31 2BE: also in EX31 2EX31 2BG: also in EX31 2EX31 2BN: also in EX31 2EX31 2BP: also in EX31 2EX31 2BQ: also in EX31 2EX31 2BS: also in EX31 2EX31 2BT: also in EX31 2EX31 2BU: also in EX31 2EX31 2BX: also in EX31 2EX31 2BY: also in EX31 2EX31 2BZ: also in EX31 2EX31 2DB: also in EX31 2EX31 2DP: also in EX31 2EX31 2DU: also in EX31 2EX31 2DW: also in EX31 2EX31 2DX: also in EX31 2EX31 2DY: also in EX31 2EX31 2DZ: also in EX31 2EX31 2EA: also in EX31 2EX31 2EB: also in EX31 2EX31 2ED: also in EX31 2EX31 2EE: also in EX31 2EX31 2EF: also in EX31 2EX31 2EG: also in EX31 2EX31 2EH: also in EX31 2EX31 2EQ: also in EX31 2EX31 2EU: also in EX31 2EX31 2EY: also in EX31 2EX31 2EZ: also in EX31 2EX31 2FA: also in EX31 2EX31 2FD: also in EX31 2EX31 2FE: also in EX31 2 Scottishpower 550 mSchool 1.1 kmGP 1.7 kmBickington EX31 2BB Map of EX31 2BB and what is near it Map of EX31 2BB: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the EX31 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.7 kmBickington EX31 2BB
  • EX31 2BB
  • Other postcodes in EX31 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0754, longitude -4.0642)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX31 2BB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EX31 2BB?

Every home and business at EX31 2BB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

North Devon: 61%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

North Devon: 93%

The line marks the figure across North Devon.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at EX31 2BB?

BinDayBuddy does not read North Devon Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

North Devon Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EX31 2BB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 13 homes and businesses at EX31 2BB. 13 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

13 homes and businesses at EX31 2BB Medium: 13

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.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across North Devon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EX31 2BB: 1,232 properties in North Devon are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for North Devon

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of EX31 2BB is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 07:01 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:01 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EX31 2BB?

Homes in EX31 2 sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£319,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £335,000 51 sales
  • Semi-detached £273,000 18 sales
  • Terraced £237,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £216,500 6 sales

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

Across the whole EX31 district: a typical £302,500 from 400 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in EX31 2BB

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in EX31 2BB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near EX31 2BB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around EX31 2BB. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (20%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EX31 2BB

Band D in North Devon for 2026‑27: £2,642. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,761 (band A) to £3,817 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,642.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (16%)£1,761
Band Babout 90 (12%)£2,055
Band Cabout 160 (21%)£2,349
Band Dabout 240 (31%)£2,642
Band Eabout 120 (16%)£3,229
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,817
Band Gwithheld£4,404
Band Hfewer than 5£5,284

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

Averages for North Devon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EX31 2BB is in (ONS area E01020124), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EX31 2BB?

The nearest open schools to EX31 2BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX31 2BB, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to EX31 2BB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX31 2BB is Barnstaple Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 7.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Opposite Station Entrance, 154 m away.

More stations near EX31 2BB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EX31 2BB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX31 2BB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EX31 2BB?

2 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX31 2BB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • pod point Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Scottishpower Charging point · No details mapped 550 mWalk
  • EV On The Move Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EX31 2BB?

The nearest to the centre of EX31 2BB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EX31 2BB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EX31 2BB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX31 2BB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near EX31 2BB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX31 2BB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EX31 2BB?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX31 2BB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EX31 2BB in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of EX31 2BB is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EX31 2BB?

Police.uk records 243 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX31 2BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences84 reports
Shoplifting55 reports
Anti-social behaviour42 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Public order16 reports
Burglary8 reports

Also: other theft 7, drugs 6, vehicle crime 3, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EX31 2BB

Ward
Roundswell
Parish
Barnstaple
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Barnstaple
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

EX31 2BA40 mEX31 2BD40 mEX31 2AY60 mEX31 2AZ100 mEX31 2AX150 mEX31 2AU160 m
All of EX31

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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