EX34 9LU postcode in Ilfracombe, Devon

EX34 9LU 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 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 47% of homes and businesses at EX34 9LU can get it Across North Devon: 61% Typical price £230,000 Homes sold in EX34 9, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 15.3 km in a straight line

Where EX34 9LU is, and what is near it

Map of EX34 9LU and what is near it Map of EX34 9LU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the EX34 9 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 22 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 9DA: also in EX34 9EX34 9ET: also in EX34 9EX34 9EY: also in EX34 9EX34 9FB: also in EX34 9EX34 9FE: also in EX34 9EX34 9FN: also in EX34 9EX34 9FS: also in EX34 9EX34 9FW: also in EX34 9EX34 9GA: also in EX34 9EX34 9GY: also in EX34 9EX34 9GZ: also in EX34 9EX34 9HG: also in EX34 9EX34 9HH: also in EX34 9EX34 9HN: also in EX34 9EX34 9HP: also in EX34 9EX34 9HQ: also in EX34 9EX34 9HR: also in EX34 9EX34 9HW: also in EX34 9EX34 9JG: also in EX34 9EX34 9JH: also in EX34 9EX34 9JJ: also in EX34 9EX34 9JL: also in EX34 9EX34 9JP: also in EX34 9EX34 9JQ: also in EX34 9EX34 9JR: also in EX34 9EX34 9JS: also in EX34 9EX34 9JU: also in EX34 9EX34 9JW: also in EX34 9EX34 9JX: also in EX34 9EX34 9JY: also in EX34 9EX34 9JZ: also in EX34 9EX34 9LA: also in EX34 9EX34 9LB: also in EX34 9EX34 9LH: also in EX34 9EX34 9LN: also in EX34 9EX34 9LP: also in EX34 9EX34 9LR: also in EX34 9EX34 9LT: also in EX34 9EX34 9LW: also in EX34 9EX34 9LY: also in EX34 9EX34 9LZ: also in EX34 9EX34 9NA: also in EX34 9EX34 9NB: also in EX34 9EX34 9NG: also in EX34 9EX34 9NH: also in EX34 9EX34 9NJ: also in EX34 9EX34 9NQ: also in EX34 9EX34 9QB: also in EX34 9EX34 9QD: also in EX34 9EX34 9QE: also in EX34 9 2 places, 350 m–15.3 kmSchool 550 mCharging 600 mIlfracombe East EX34 9LU Map of EX34 9LU and what is near it Map of EX34 9LU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the EX34 9 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 22 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 East EX34 9LU
  • EX34 9LU
  • Other postcodes in EX34 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 1 railway station
  • 1 GP practice
  • 22 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 51.2059, longitude -4.1229)

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 9LU?

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 9LU?

Every home and business at EX34 9LU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 47% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX34 9LU 47% North Devon 61%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX34 9LU 100% North Devon 93%
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 9LU?

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 9LU 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 EX34 9LU.

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 9LU: 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 9LU 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 EX34 9LU?

Homes in EX34 9 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £375,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £194,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 23 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 9LU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX34 9LU 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 9LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around EX34 9LU. 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 9LU

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 9LU 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 9LU?

The nearest open schools to EX34 9LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX34 9LU, 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 9LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX34 9LU is Barnstaple Rail Station, 15.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 15.3 kmDrive

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

22 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Infants School, 94 m away.

More stations near EX34 9LU, 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 9LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX34 9LU, 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 9LU?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX34 9LU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Scottishpower Charging point · 22 chargers 250 mWalk
  • pod point Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · 50 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

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 9LU?

The nearest to the centre of EX34 9LU, 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 9LU?

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 9LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX34 9LU, 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 9LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX34 9LU, 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 9LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX34 9LU 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 9LU in a conservation area?

The centre of EX34 9LU 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 9LU?

Police.uk records 126 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX34 9LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences43 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Public order8 reports
Other theft4 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 9LU

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

EX34 9JP60 mEX34 8JL70 mEX34 9FN80 mEX34 9NA80 mEX34 9LY100 mEX34 9LZ110 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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