EX16 8EA

Witheridge · North Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tiverton
Local authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon
Postcode district
EX16
Postcode sector
EX16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX16 8QF 942 m
EX16 8ED 1.3 km
EX16 8QH 1.4 km
EX16 8DX 1.4 km
EX16 8QQ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX16 8EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX16
Postcode sector
EX16 8
Latitude
50.938875
Longitude
-3.655233
British National Grid easting
283,798
British National Grid northing
116,798

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Devon · E07000043
Parish or community
E04003128
Westminster constituency
North Devon · E14001387
Output area
E00101979
Lower layer super output area
North Devon 014C · E01020138
Middle layer super output area
North Devon 014 · E02004188

Postcode source versions

Explore EX16

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lower Queen Dart Barns, Rackenford, Tiverton, EX16 8EA 25 September 2020 £200,000
Queen Dart Barn, Rackenford, Tiverton, EX16 8EA 7 July 2017 £265,000
Higher Queen Dart, Rackenford, Tiverton, EX16 8EA 11 January 2010 £755,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Rackenford Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km
  2. Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

6 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
EX16 8 residents
4,209

Age bands in EX16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

595 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

698 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,320 residents

Age 65 and over
29%

1,222 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX16 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
33.3%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • AMICUS HEALTH - MID DEVON SITES

    WITHERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE, CANNINGTON ROAD, WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, EX16 8EZ

    ODS code L83023

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cricket Club

    BCT · Nomansland

    1.8 miles
  • Cricket Club

    BCT · Nomansland

    1.8 miles
  • The Old School

    BCT · Witheridge

    2.5 miles
  • The Old School

    BCT · Witheridge

    2.5 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Witheridge

    2.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Devon 014C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,366 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rackenford Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.