EX21 5AN

Bridestowe · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Beaworthy
Local authority
West Devon
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX21 5AW 660 m
EX21 5AP 726 m
EX21 5AR 1.1 km
EX21 5FB 1.2 km
EX20 4LL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.753341
Longitude
-4.167150
British National Grid easting
247,228
British National Grid northing
97,101

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Parish or community
E04003304
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102957
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 001E · E01034642
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 001 · E02004229

Postcode source versions

Explore EX21

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Middle Beamsworthy Farm, Beaworthy, EX21 5AN 4 October 2021 £450,000
Lower Beamsworthy Farm, Beaworthy, EX21 5AN 8 March 2017 £423,000
Cherry Tree Cottage, Beaworthy, EX21 5AN 3 July 2015 £405,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Halwill Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.8 km
  2. Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km
  3. Boasley Cross Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

16 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.3
EX21 5 residents
4,649

Age bands in EX21 5

Wider postcode sector
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX21 5 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
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
85.7%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Metherell Cross

    BCT · Patchacott

    0.9 miles
  • Metherell Cross

    BCT · Patchacott

    0.9 miles
  • Ashbury Station Cross

    BCT · Broadbury

    0.9 miles
  • Ashbury Station Cross

    BCT · Broadbury

    0.9 miles
  • Castle Cross

    BCT · Broadbury

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 001E, 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

10,849 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX21 5AN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Devon is £286,145 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Halwill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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