BOUTPORT STREET, EX31 1AL House Prices & Local Information

EX31 1AL is an up-and-coming urban area on Boutport Street, 0.2km from Barnstaple in Barnstaple. Administratively it sits within Barnstaple Central ward and the North Devon constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a dynamic young family area with frequent movers and a mix of backgrounds. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a market squares zone — traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 41) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 80% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are high (212 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £120k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for EX31 1AL are sourced from Output Area E00101769 (shared with 338 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.