EX36 postcode area guide — North Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX36 postcode district in North Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX36
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
72.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
61.4%
Gigabit-capable
61.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.4%
Broadband availability in the EX36 postcode district (North Devon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 407 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX36, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 72.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61.4%.
Around 2.4% of premises in EX36 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EX36
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX36 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| EX36 3AB | 100% | 97.1% |
| EX36 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| EX36 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| EX36 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| EX36 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| EX36 3AN | 100% | 100% |
| EX36 3AP | 0% | 0% |
| EX36 3AQ | 100% | 97.3% |
| EX36 3AS | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around North Devon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Devon district (54,204 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
74.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
96%
5G outdoors — all networks
2.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
79.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in EX36
Based on 136 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX36 is £268,500, down 5.0% on the previous year (£282,750).
Detached
£360,000
47 sales
Semi-detached
£245,000
26 sales
Terraced
£215,000
43 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX36
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £182,500 | Terraced | Widgery Drive | EX36 4DP |
| 21 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | East Street | EX36 3DF |
| 20 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | East Street | EX36 3HR |
| 18 May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Back Lane | EX36 3HW |
| 1 May 2026 | £322,500 | Detached | St Marys Close | EX36 4FR |
| 1 May 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Churchill Crescent | EX36 4ET |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | East Street | EX36 3BU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Raleigh Mead | EX36 4BT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £659,000 | Detached | EX36 4NN | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Barnstaple Street | EX36 3BQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North Devon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North Devon district (98,611 residents, 43,198 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.7% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 16.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.2% |
| 65+ | 25.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.3% |
| Private rented | 20.4% |
| Social rented | 8.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX36
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Molton Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 656 | EX36 4LA |
| South Molton Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 242 | EX36 3BA |
| South Molton United CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 222 | EX36 4EN |
| North Molton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 124 | EX36 3HL |
| Bishops Nympton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 80 | EX36 4PU |
| Blackford Education (Schools) Ltd t/a the Libra School | Not applicable | 5–18 | 48 | EX36 3LN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in EX36
101 rated food businesses operate in EX36. 67 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Algapelago Marine, Bar 27, Big Birds Baps, Bishops Nympton Primary School, Bon Bons Sweets.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX36
From a sample of 71 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 EX36 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
17%
Band D
37%
Band E
21%
Band F
11%
Band G
6%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for North Devon
Landlines around EX36 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.