Postcode sector · Barnstaple

Transport in EX31 2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near EX31 2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: North Devon
Region: South West
Population: 14,084 (2024)

EX31 2Postcode sector · Barnstaple

Transport

How well connected EX31 2 is

19 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of EX31 2. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity

3.0/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Barnstaple Rail Station
Rail station
1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: Belmont, 48 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.7% of working residents in EX31 2 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 55.2% drive to work.

EX31 2England

Work from home19.7%31.5%

Drive55.2%44.5%

Car passenger4.7%3.9%

Bus or coach3.7%4.3%

Train0.1%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot11.9%7.6%

Bicycle2.9%2.1%

Other1.8%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

21.4% of households in EX31 2 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

EX31 2England

No car or van21.4%23.5%

143.2%41.3%

226.6%26.1%

3 or more8.8%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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