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EX21

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
318
Current units
284
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
34

Postcode sectors in EX21

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

1 sectors
2,310 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Foxholes, Halwill Junction, Beaworthy, EX21 5UB 29 July 2026 £425,000
Primrose Cottage, Highampton, Beaworthy, EX21 5LX 13 July 2026 £565,000
Hillside, Black Torrington, Beaworthy, EX21 5QF 8 July 2026 £162,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
166
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Other theft 22
  • Burglary 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Anti social behaviour 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

EX21 usual residents
4,649
Age-profile population
4,614

Age bands in EX21

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
12.6%
583 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.5%
391 residents
Age 25 to 44
15.7%
725 residents
Age 45 to 64
31.9%
1,470 residents
Age 65 and over
31.3%
1,445 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 281 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
54.5%

In this district, 105 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 21 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 38 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • BLACK TORRINGTON SURGERY

    BOWHAY CLOSE, BLACK TORRINGTON, BEAWORTHY, EX21 5QE

    ODS code L83663

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £352,000 from 381 recorded sales in EX21. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Torridge is £260,783 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

166 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

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