EX31 2AX
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Property report — EX31 2AX
Open-data due diligence for EX31 2AX and the area around it.
EX31 2AX in brief: 7 recorded sales (£25,500–£164,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EX31 2AX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the EX31 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£338,245
Population
13,772
Crimes recorded
30
Schools
1
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
91%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in EX31 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 | £164,000 | FLAT 1, 5 OSBOURNE TERRACE | Flat |
| 2015-01-19 | £139,950 | FLAT 1, 5 OSBOURNE TERRACE | Flat |
| 2007-10-19 | £163,000 | 2A OSBORNE TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2002-05-17 | £115,000 | 1A OSBORNE TERRACE | Terraced |
| 1999-09-28 | £40,850 | 4 OSBORNE TERRACE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-06 | £40,000 | 4 OSBORNE TERRACE | Terraced |
| 1996-10-11 | £25,500 | 3 OSBORNE TERRACE | Terraced |
7 recorded sales on EX31 2AX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashleigh CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Yeo Valley Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Park Community School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Pilton Infants' Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · LITCHDON MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ACUTE HOSPITAL AT HOME NORTHERN (1.2 mi) · NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL HUB VC - COVID VACCINATION CENTRE (1.2 mi) · NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WAREHOUSE KNOWN AS OLD SLAUGHTERHOUSE SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF LONG BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · Oliver Buildings at the Former Shapland and Petter Factory (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Long Bridge (Grade I) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BRANNAM PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Barnstaple (0.2 mi) · Chapelton (Devon) (4.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.2 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.2 mi) · Lidl (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 6,250
Owned 66% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for EX31 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in EX31 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 47/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictEX31 | SectorEX31 2 | PostcodeEX31 2AX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £375,200 | £338,245 | £98,329 |
| Population | 46,807 | 13,772 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 70 | 30 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 91% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 87% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (EX31 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.