Housing in EX34 8EB
What the homes in EX34 8EB 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
- 1,339 (2024)
EX34 8EBIlfracombe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.5%). Flats make up 24.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
60.3% of households in the EX34 8EB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.8% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.8%20.5%
- Social rented24.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.6%). 30% 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 8EB (Ilfracombe West) (about 1,339 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.