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Barnstaple Pilton

Middle area

The west of the North Devon. 5,809 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Barnstaple Pilton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£247,500
2,627th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,728
2,410th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Barnstaple Pilton compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, North Devon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from £210,000 to £449,950. The middle area is £291,250. Barnstaple Pilton is £247,500.
£247,5005th lowest
Population14 middle areas, North Devon · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 5,146 to 10,753. The middle area is 6,393. Barnstaple Pilton is 5,728.
5,7284th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, North Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 13.1% to 98.1%. The middle area is 66.7%. Barnstaple Pilton is 90.5%.
90.5%3rd highest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, North Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 1.2% to 4.7%. The middle area is 2.5%. Barnstaple Pilton is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 6th highest

Figures for the whole of North Devon

These figures are published for the whole of North Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Devon and not Barnstaple Pilton alone. See North Devon

Average house price
£282,633
Down 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,682
14th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barnstaple Pilton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barnstaple Pilton was £247,500 in 2025.

Barnstaple Pilton had 5,728 usual residents at the census.

In Barnstaple Pilton, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Barnstaple Pilton, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.