EX31 4RF Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

EX31 4RF is a postcode in Barnstaple with Pilton, North Devon, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near EX31 4RF, then scores the surrounding small area 66/100 - top 26% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around EX31 4RF are safety and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for EX31 4RF is based on North Devon 002 Census 2021. It covers 5,563 residents, 40 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 55, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 74% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 6% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near EX31 4RF, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the EX31 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £335k from 47 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near EX31 4RF by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near EX31 4RF; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.