Area guide

Living in EX36, North Devon

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around EX36 in North Devon. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 17 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in North Devon: £282,633, down 2.4% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.

Check sold prices for a specific address in EX36 →
See where EX36 ranks across South West →

Council tax at Band D in North Devon: £2,642 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare EX36 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for EX36 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around EX36

Only 2 home sales recorded on the streets around central EX36 in the last 2 years, too few to average meaningfully. Here they are in full instead. A district with very few residential sales is usually mostly commercial.

AddressTypeSold forDate
5 Venford Villas, EX36 3QE Semi-detached £235,000 28 Aug 2025
6 Venford Villas, EX36 3QE Semi-detached £163,200 7 Mar 2025
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

5 schools within 3 miles , of which 67% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
South Molton Community Primary School Primary Good 1.7 mi away no figure
North Molton Primary School Primary Good 2.6 mi away 2.84 mi 2026/27
South Molton United CofE Primary School Primary Requires improvement 1.7 mi away 0.76 mi 2026/27
South Molton Community College Secondary Not rated 1.4 mi away no figure
Bishops Nympton Primary School Primary Not rated 1.7 mi away no figure

Schools in EX36 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
South Molton United CofE Primary School Primary 0.76 mi 2026/27
North Molton Primary School Primary 2.84 mi 2026/27

4 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for EX36 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Skilled trades24.9%
Managers, directors and senior officials16.2%
Professional occupations14.0%
Elementary occupations8.7%
Associate professional and technical8.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How EX36 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, up 6.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of EX36 (E01020087, 2,130 residents in 2021, up 11.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 6.7 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 77.7% 75.5% -2.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 10.6% 17.3% +6.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 8.2% 6.8% -1.4 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 12.7% 11.9% -0.8 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 28.9% 33.1% +4.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 25.0% 28.3% +3.3 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 3.2% 3.3% +0.1 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 78.1% 79.5% +1.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 99.6% 97.8% -1.8 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

1 crime recorded within roughly a mile of central EX36 in August 2026, most commonly drugs.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on North Devon's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

1 hospital within a mile of central EX36, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of EX36

Best-served stop: Mill Inn, with 0.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of EX36 is Mill Inn: 0.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 09:50, last 14:50. Routes there: 660. 2 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of EX36. The nearest, South Molton Medical Centre, has 12,659 registered patients and 1,470 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
South Molton Medical Centre1.3 mi12,6591,470

Nearest A&E: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, where 53.4% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust at 37.1%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in North Devon pays £2,642 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for North Devon, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at North Devon, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,102+4.8%
2022-23£2,170+3.2%
2023-24£2,279+5.0%
2024-25£2,394+5.0%
2025-26£2,515+5.1%
2026-27£2,642+5.0%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for North Devon, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about EX36

What is the average house price in EX36?

The average sold price in North Devon is £282,633 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in EX36?

Prices in North Devon are down 2.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

Are the schools good in EX36?

5 schools sit within 3 miles of central EX36, and 67% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in EX36?

1 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central EX36 in August 2026, most commonly drugs (Police.uk).

Is EX36 at risk of flooding?

Central EX36 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is EX36 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 67% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is EX36 safe?

1 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central EX36 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was drugs. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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