EX31 3RB postcode in Barnstaple, Devon

EX31 3RB is a postcode in Barnstaple, in the Bickington 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 August 1993.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North Devon: 61% Typical price £308,975 Homes sold in EX31 3, last 12 months. ▼ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 1.8 km in a straight line

Where EX31 3RB is, and what is near it

Map of EX31 3RB and what is near it Map of EX31 3RB: its centre point, with the 346 other postcodes in the EX31 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX31 3AA: also in EX31 3EX31 3AB: also in EX31 3EX31 3AD: also in EX31 3EX31 3AE: also in EX31 3EX31 3AF: also in EX31 3EX31 3AG: also in EX31 3EX31 3AH: also in EX31 3EX31 3AJ: also in EX31 3EX31 3AQ: also in EX31 3EX31 3AR: also in EX31 3EX31 3AS: also in EX31 3EX31 3FD: also in EX31 3EX31 3FG: also in EX31 3EX31 3FH: also in EX31 3EX31 3FL: also in EX31 3EX31 3FN: also in EX31 3EX31 3FX: also in EX31 3EX31 3GD: also in EX31 3EX31 3GE: also in EX31 3EX31 3GF: also in EX31 3EX31 3GH: also in EX31 3EX31 3GS: also in EX31 3EX31 3GT: also in EX31 3EX31 3GU: also in EX31 3EX31 3GW: also in EX31 3EX31 3GX: also in EX31 3EX31 3GY: also in EX31 3EX31 3GZ: also in EX31 3EX31 3HA: also in EX31 3EX31 3HN: also in EX31 3EX31 3HS: also in EX31 3EX31 3HT: also in EX31 3EX31 3HU: also in EX31 3EX31 3NH: also in EX31 3EX31 3NJ: also in EX31 3EX31 3NL: also in EX31 3EX31 3NN: also in EX31 3EX31 3NR: also in EX31 3EX31 3NW: also in EX31 3EX31 3QN: also in EX31 3EX31 3QP: also in EX31 3EX31 3QR: also in EX31 3EX31 3QS: also in EX31 3EX31 3QT: also in EX31 3EX31 3QU: also in EX31 3EX31 3QX: also in EX31 3EX31 3QY: also in EX31 3EX31 3QZ: also in EX31 3EX31 3RA: also in EX31 3EX31 3RD: also in EX31 3EX31 3RE: also in EX31 3EX31 3RF: also in EX31 3EX31 3RG: also in EX31 3EX31 3RH: also in EX31 3EX31 3RJ: also in EX31 3EX31 3RL: also in EX31 3EX31 3RP: also in EX31 3EX31 3RQ: also in EX31 3EX31 3RS: also in EX31 3EX31 3RT: also in EX31 3EX31 3RU: also in EX31 3EX31 3RW: also in EX31 3EX31 3RX: also in EX31 3EX31 3RY: also in EX31 3EX31 3RZ: also in EX31 3EX31 3SA: also in EX31 3EX31 3SD: also in EX31 3EX31 3SE: also in EX31 3EX31 3SF: also in EX31 3EX31 3SG: also in EX31 3EX31 3SH: also in EX31 3EX31 3SJ: also in EX31 3EX31 3SL: also in EX31 3EX31 3SP: also in EX31 3EX31 3SQ: also in EX31 3EX31 3SR: also in EX31 3EX31 3SU: also in EX31 3EX31 3SW: also in EX31 3EX31 3SX: also in EX31 3EX31 3TA: also in EX31 3EX31 3TB: also in EX31 3EX31 3TD: also in EX31 3EX31 3TG: also in EX31 3EX31 3TH: also in EX31 3EX31 3TJ: also in EX31 3EX31 3TL: also in EX31 3EX31 3TN: also in EX31 3EX31 3TP: also in EX31 3EX31 3TQ: also in EX31 3EX31 3TR: also in EX31 3EX31 3TT: also in EX31 3EX31 3TY: also in EX31 3EX31 3TZ: also in EX31 3EX31 3UA: also in EX31 3EX31 3UD: also in EX31 3EX31 3UE: also in EX31 3EX31 3UF: also in EX31 3EX31 3UL: also in EX31 3EX31 3UR: also in EX31 3EX31 3US: also in EX31 3EX31 3UT: also in EX31 3EX31 3UU: also in EX31 3EX31 3UW: also in EX31 3EX31 3UX: also in EX31 3EX31 3UY: also in EX31 3EX31 3UZ: also in EX31 3EX31 3WA: also in EX31 3EX31 3WB: also in EX31 3EX31 3WD: also in EX31 3EX31 3WE: also in EX31 3EX31 3WF: also in EX31 3EX31 3WG: also in EX31 3EX31 3WH: also in EX31 3EX31 3WJ: also in EX31 3EX31 3WL: also in EX31 3EX31 3WN: also in EX31 3EX31 3WP: also in EX31 3EX31 3WQ: also in EX31 3EX31 3WR: also in EX31 3EX31 3WS: also in EX31 3EX31 3XA: also in EX31 3EX31 3XB: also in EX31 3EX31 3XD: also in EX31 3EX31 3XE: also in EX31 3EX31 3XF: also in EX31 3EX31 3XG: also in EX31 3EX31 3XH: also in EX31 3EX31 3XJ: also in EX31 3EX31 3XL: also in EX31 3EX31 3XN: also in EX31 3EX31 3XP: also in EX31 3EX31 3XQ: also in EX31 3EX31 3XR: also in EX31 3EX31 3XS: also in EX31 3EX31 3XT: also in EX31 3EX31 3XU: also in EX31 3EX31 3XW: also in EX31 3EX31 3XX: also in EX31 3EX31 3XY: also in EX31 3EX31 3XZ: also in EX31 3EX31 3ZB: also in EX31 3EX31 3ZE: also in EX31 3EX31 3ZF: also in EX31 3EX31 3ZG: also in EX31 3 GP 2.3 kmBrannam Medical Centre 2.4 kmQueen's Medical Centre 2.4 kmFremington EX31 3RB Map of EX31 3RB and what is near it Map of EX31 3RB: its centre point, with the 346 other postcodes in the EX31 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A39 Fremington EX31 3RB
  • EX31 3RB
  • Other postcodes in EX31 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 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 51.0706, longitude -4.0886)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX31 3RB?

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 3RB?

Every home and business at EX31 3RB 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 3RB?

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 3RB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EX31 3RB.

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 3RB: 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 3RB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EX31 3RB?

Homes in EX31 3 sold for a typical £308,975 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 188 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£308,975 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£316,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 106 sales
  • Semi-detached £279,750 48 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 3RB

HM Land Registry records 10 standard sales of homes in EX31 3RB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 August 2026. The middle price was £334,000, from £270,000 to £495,000. Across EX31 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £308,975. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 2 sales

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 3RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around EX31 3RB. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (63%). 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 3RB

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 B, the most common, is £2,055.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,761
Band Babout 270 (38%)£2,055
Band Cabout 170 (24%)£2,349
Band Dabout 130 (18%)£2,642
Band Eabout 60 (8%)£3,229
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,817
Band Gwithheld£4,404
Band Hfewer than 5£5,284

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 63% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 3RB is in (ONS area E01020084), 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 3RB?

The nearest open schools to EX31 3RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX31 3RB, 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 3RB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX31 3RB is Barnstaple Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 7.5 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 End of Ellerslie Road, 211 m away.

More stations near EX31 3RB, 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 3RB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX31 3RB, 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 3RB?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX31 3RB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV On The Move Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • pod point Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • Scottishpower Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 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 3RB?

The nearest to the centre of EX31 3RB, 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 3RB?

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 3RB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX31 3RB, 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 3RB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX31 3RB, 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 3RB?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX31 3RB 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 3RB in a conservation area?

The centre of EX31 3RB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 3RB?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX31 3RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Drugs2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: criminal damage and arson 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 3RB

Ward
Bickington
Parish
Fremington
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Barnstaple
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
August 1993

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

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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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