CASTLE STREET, EX31 1ET House Prices & Local Information

EX31 1ET is an up-and-coming urban area on Castle Street, 0.3km from Barnstaple in Barnstaple. Administratively it sits within Barnstaple Central ward and the North Devon constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, EX31 1ET is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. The daytime character shifts — public administration and security with mainly white workforces. With an average age of 46, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 43% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are high (255 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £170k, 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 1ET are sourced from Output Area E00101753 (shared with 95 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.