Housing in EX34 8BB
What the homes in EX34 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilfracombe West
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,403 (2024)
EX34 8BBIlfracombe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (21.5%). Flats make up 53.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.8% of households in the EX34 8BB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 32% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented46.5%20.5%
- Social rented3.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.7%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Devon
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Devon (August 2026, −0.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EX34 8BB (Ilfracombe West) (about 1,403 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.