EX34 8BL postcode in Ilfracombe, Devon

EX34 8BL is a postcode in Ilfracombe, in the Ilfracombe East 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 High flood risk 26 of 26 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. North Devon: 61% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in EX34 8, last 12 months. ▼ 5.7% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 15.4 km in a straight line

Where EX34 8BL is, and what is near it

Map of EX34 8BL and what is near it Map of EX34 8BL: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the EX34 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 18 bus stops (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. EX34 8AD: also in EX34 8EX34 8AE: also in EX34 8EX34 8AL: also in EX34 8EX34 8AN: also in EX34 8EX34 8AP: also in EX34 8EX34 8AU: also in EX34 8EX34 8AY: also in EX34 8EX34 8AZ: also in EX34 8EX34 8BJ: also in EX34 8EX34 8BN: also in EX34 8EX34 8BR: also in EX34 8EX34 8BS: also in EX34 8EX34 8BT: also in EX34 8EX34 8BU: also in EX34 8EX34 8BW: also in EX34 8EX34 8BX: also in EX34 8EX34 8BY: also in EX34 8EX34 8BZ: also in EX34 8EX34 8DA: also in EX34 8EX34 8DB: also in EX34 8EX34 8DD: also in EX34 8EX34 8DE: also in EX34 8EX34 8DF: also in EX34 8EX34 8DP: also in EX34 8EX34 8DR: also in EX34 8EX34 8DS: also in EX34 8EX34 8DT: also in EX34 8EX34 8EA: also in EX34 8EX34 8EB: also in EX34 8EX34 8ED: also in EX34 8EX34 8EE: also in EX34 8EX34 8EG: also in EX34 8EX34 8FB: also in EX34 8EX34 8FD: also in EX34 8EX34 8FG: also in EX34 8EX34 8FL: also in EX34 8EX34 8FR: also in EX34 8EX34 8FU: also in EX34 8EX34 8FW: also in EX34 8EX34 8HA: also in EX34 8EX34 8HB: also in EX34 8EX34 8HD: also in EX34 8EX34 8HE: also in EX34 8EX34 8HF: also in EX34 8EX34 8HG: also in EX34 8EX34 8HH: also in EX34 8EX34 8HJ: also in EX34 8EX34 8HQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8JB: also in EX34 8EX34 8JD: also in EX34 8EX34 8JE: also in EX34 8EX34 8JF: also in EX34 8EX34 8JG: also in EX34 8EX34 8JH: also in EX34 8EX34 8JJ: also in EX34 8EX34 8JL: also in EX34 8EX34 8JQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8JT: also in EX34 8EX34 8JY: also in EX34 8EX34 8LA: also in EX34 8EX34 8PA: also in EX34 8EX34 8PR: also in EX34 8 School 450 mCharging 850 mIlfracombe West EX34 8BL Map of EX34 8BL and what is near it Map of EX34 8BL: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the EX34 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 18 bus stops (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Ilfracombe West EX34 8BL
  • EX34 8BL
  • Other postcodes in EX34 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 1 railway station
  • 1 GP practice
  • 18 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 51.2061, longitude -4.1273)

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 EX34 8BL?

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 EX34 8BL?

Every home and business at EX34 8BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 EX34 8BL?

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 EX34 8BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 26 homes and businesses at EX34 8BL. 26 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

26 homes and businesses at EX34 8BL High: 26

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 EX34 8BL: 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 EX34 8BL is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 13:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 13:26 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 EX34 8BL?

Homes in EX34 8 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, down 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £345,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £274,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £226,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £140,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole EX34 district: a typical £256,100 from 226 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 EX34 8BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX34 8BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 EX34 8BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around EX34 8BL. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). 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 EX34 8BL

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 £3,229 (band E); band B, the most common, is £2,055.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 330 (41%)£1,761
Band Babout 340 (43%)£2,055
Band Cabout 80 (10%)£2,349
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,642
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,229
Band Fwithheld£3,817
Band Gwithheld£4,404
Band Hfewer than 5£5,284

When the homes were built

  1. 32% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019: 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 EX34 8BL is in (ONS area E01020111), 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 EX34 8BL?

The nearest open schools to EX34 8BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX34 8BL, 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 EX34 8BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX34 8BL is Barnstaple Rail Station, 15.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 15.4 kmDrive

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wilder Road Car Park, 25 m away.

More stations near EX34 8BL, 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 EX34 8BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX34 8BL, 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 EX34 8BL?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX34 8BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Scottishpower Charging point · 22 chargers 50 mWalk
  • pod point Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · 50 chargers 1.5 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 EX34 8BL?

The nearest to the centre of EX34 8BL, 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 EX34 8BL?

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 EX34 8BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX34 8BL, 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 EX34 8BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX34 8BL, 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 EX34 8BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX34 8BL 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 EX34 8BL in a conservation area?

The centre of EX34 8BL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 EX34 8BL?

Police.uk records 126 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX34 8BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences43 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Public order8 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: burglary 3, theft from the person 2, drugs 2, possession of weapons 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 EX34 8BL

Ward
Ilfracombe East
Parish
Ilfracombe
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ilfracombe
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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EX34 8BZ40 mEX34 8BY50 mEX34 8HA60 mEX34 8PA80 mEX34 8HB80 mEX34 8LA90 m
All of EX34

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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