What the figures for East Sowden cover
Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.
East Sowden is part of the parish of Barnstaple.
Official statistics are published for parishes and census areas, not for every village and hamlet, so there are no separate figures for East Sowden. Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene, businesses and population are for all of Barnstaple parish (24,094 residents). Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from East Sowden itself, and schools include the nearest to East Sowden.
Figure by figure
| Figure | Covers | Period | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Usual residents of the parish of Barnstaple | Census 2021 | ONS Census 2021 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Property | Residential sales at postcodes in the parish of Barnstaple | 12 months to Sept 2026 | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Crime | Crimes reported in the 18 neighbourhood areas (census LSOAs) covering the parish of Barnstaple; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas | 12 months to Sept 2026 | police.uk | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Broadband | Postcodes in the parish of Barnstaple | Speeds measured 2023, availability 2025 | Ofcom Connected Nations | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Schools | Open schools in the parish of Barnstaple, plus the nearest others within 5 km of East Sowden | Latest inspection for each school | DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Food hygiene | Food businesses at postcodes in the parish of Barnstaple | Latest inspection for each business | Food Standards Agency | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Businesses | Active companies with their registered office in the parish of Barnstaple. A registered office is not always where a company trades. | Current register | Companies House | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Local trades | Active companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the EX32 postcode district, those in the parish of Barnstaple first | Current register | Companies House | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Planning | Applications within 5 km of the centre of East Sowden | Last 12 months | PlanIt, from council planning registers | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Flood risk | The kilometre square around the centre of East Sowden; nearest river measured from the centre | National assessment 2025 | Environment Agency (NaFRA2), OS Open Rivers | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Transport | The stations nearest to East Sowden, with walking routes from its centre | Departures live | National Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMap | Live |
| Weather | The location of East Sowden | Live forecast | MET Norway | Live |
| National comparisons | England and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figures | Same periods as above | Our own calculation | 9 Nov 2026 |
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