EX34 8EF postcode in Ilfracombe, Devon

EX34 8EF is a postcode in Ilfracombe, in the Ilfracombe West 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 1 of 6 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 50% 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 14.3 km in a straight line

Where EX34 8EF is, and what is near it

Map of EX34 8EF and what is near it Map of EX34 8EF: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the EX34 8 sector, 3 schools, 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX34 8AB: also in EX34 8EX34 8AE: also in EX34 8EX34 8AZ: also in EX34 8EX34 8BB: also in EX34 8EX34 8BD: also in EX34 8EX34 8BE: also in EX34 8EX34 8BG: also in EX34 8EX34 8BH: also in EX34 8EX34 8BL: also in EX34 8EX34 8BN: also in EX34 8EX34 8BP: also in EX34 8EX34 8BR: also in EX34 8EX34 8BU: 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 8DG: also in EX34 8EX34 8DH: also in EX34 8EX34 8DJ: also in EX34 8EX34 8DL: also in EX34 8EX34 8DN: also in EX34 8EX34 8DP: also in EX34 8EX34 8DQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8DR: also in EX34 8EX34 8DS: also in EX34 8EX34 8DT: also in EX34 8EX34 8DU: also in EX34 8EX34 8DW: also in EX34 8EX34 8DX: also in EX34 8EX34 8DY: also in EX34 8EX34 8DZ: 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 8EH: also in EX34 8EX34 8EJ: also in EX34 8EX34 8EL: also in EX34 8EX34 8EN: also in EX34 8EX34 8EP: also in EX34 8EX34 8EQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8ER: also in EX34 8EX34 8ES: also in EX34 8EX34 8ET: also in EX34 8EX34 8EU: also in EX34 8EX34 8EW: also in EX34 8EX34 8EX: also in EX34 8EX34 8EY: also in EX34 8EX34 8EZ: also in EX34 8EX34 8FB: also in EX34 8EX34 8FL: also in EX34 8EX34 8FS: also in EX34 8EX34 8FU: also in EX34 8EX34 8FY: also in EX34 8EX34 8GA: 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 8HL: also in EX34 8EX34 8HN: also in EX34 8EX34 8HP: also in EX34 8EX34 8HQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8HR: also in EX34 8EX34 8HS: also in EX34 8EX34 8HT: also in EX34 8EX34 8HU: also in EX34 8EX34 8HW: also in EX34 8EX34 8HX: also in EX34 8EX34 8HY: also in EX34 8EX34 8HZ: also in EX34 8EX34 8JA: 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 8JN: also in EX34 8EX34 8JP: also in EX34 8EX34 8JQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8JR: also in EX34 8EX34 8JS: also in EX34 8EX34 8JT: also in EX34 8EX34 8JX: also in EX34 8EX34 8JY: also in EX34 8EX34 8LA: also in EX34 8EX34 8LB: also in EX34 8EX34 8LD: also in EX34 8EX34 8LE: also in EX34 8EX34 8LF: also in EX34 8EX34 8LG: also in EX34 8EX34 8LH: also in EX34 8EX34 8LJ: also in EX34 8EX34 8LQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8LT: also in EX34 8EX34 8LU: also in EX34 8EX34 8LX: also in EX34 8EX34 8LY: also in EX34 8EX34 8NA: also in EX34 8EX34 8PA: also in EX34 8EX34 8PD: also in EX34 8EX34 8PF: also in EX34 8EX34 8PG: also in EX34 8EX34 8PP: also in EX34 8EX34 8PQ: also in EX34 8EX34 8PR: also in EX34 8EX34 8PW: also in EX34 8EX34 8QB: also in EX34 8EX34 8RA: also in EX34 8EX34 8RB: also in EX34 8EX34 8RE: also in EX34 8 Barnstaple station 14.3 kmIlfracombe West EX34 8EF Map of EX34 8EF and what is near it Map of EX34 8EF: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the EX34 8 sector, 3 schools, 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ilfracombe West EX34 8EF
  • EX34 8EF
  • Other postcodes in EX34 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 1 railway station
  • 1 GP practice
  • 7 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.1972, longitude -4.1239)

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 8EF?

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 8EF?

Every home and business at EX34 8EF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)50% 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 8EF?

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 8EF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 6 homes and businesses at EX34 8EF. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

6 homes and businesses at EX34 8EF High: 1Not in an area at risk: 5

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 8EF: 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 8EF 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 EX34 8EF?

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
12 months to August 2025
£265,000
12 months to August 2026
£250,000

▼ 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

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 8EF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in EX34 8EF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 November 2024. 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 EX34 8EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around EX34 8EF. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (42%). 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 8EF

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 £4,404 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,349.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (21%)£1,761
Band Babout 220 (24%)£2,055
Band Cabout 250 (27%)£2,349
Band Dabout 110 (12%)£2,642
Band Eabout 80 (9%)£3,229
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,817
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,404
Band Hwithheld£5,284

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 42% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 EX34 8EF is in (ONS area E01020117), 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 8EF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX34 8EF is Barnstaple Rail Station, 14.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 14.3 kmDrive

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Nook, 45 m away.

More stations near EX34 8EF, 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 8EF?

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

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • Scottishpower Charging point · 22 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • pod point Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging point · 50 chargers 1.6 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 8EF?

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

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 8EF?

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

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

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

The centre of EX34 8EF 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 EX34 8EF?

Police.uk records 125 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX34 8EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences43 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Public order8 reports
Other theft6 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 8EF

Ward
Ilfracombe West
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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around EX34 8EF

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

EX34 8 sector EX34 district EX postcode area Ilfracombe postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

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

EX34 8EW60 mEX34 8EN80 mEX34 8EY90 mEX34 8EJ100 mEX34 8EU140 mEX34 8EL170 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

Check another postcode

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.