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Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton neighbourhood of North Devon, England (ONS area North Devon 006). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes EX31, EX32, EX34. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near EX32 7JZ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against North Devon (3 of 16 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £352,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across North Devon (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Barnstaple, is 6.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£352,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 3 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 4 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£52,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton sits in North Devon

  • Typical house price: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in North Devon
  • Average household income: joint 3rd highest of 14 neighbourhoods in North Devon

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton

House prices: Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton against North Devon: This neighbourhood £66k (1995) to £330k (2026); North Devon £54k (1995) to £290k (2026).£101k£378k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£330kNorth Devon£290k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across North Devon, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Devon, 3 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recent price momentum
  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Barnstaple Railway station, 6.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Exeter Central (about 73 min) and Axminster (about 119 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Shirwell Community Primary School 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton

What is the typical house price in Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton?

£352,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton compare with the rest of North Devon?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in North Devon. Average household income: joint 3rd highest of 14 neighbourhoods in North Devon.

Is Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 3 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton?

Barnstaple. Railway station, 6.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Exeter Central (about 73 min) and Axminster (about 119 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton?

Nearest state primary school. Shirwell Community Primary School. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.