EX21 5DF

Broadheath · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Beaworthy
Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX21 5DG 900 m
EX22 6QG 1.0 km
EX21 5ES 1.1 km
EX21 5DE 1.3 km
EX21 5ER 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.749400
Longitude
-4.312836
British National Grid easting
236,939
British National Grid northing
96,974

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003256
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102758
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 009A · E01020286
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 009 · E02004228

Postcode source versions

Explore EX21

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
West Venn Farmhouse, Ashwater, Beaworthy, EX21 5DF 15 February 2021 £1,360,000
Blagdon Manor, Ashwater, Beaworthy, EX21 5DF 22 March 2018 £880,000
Blagdon Farm, Ashwater, Beaworthy, EX21 5DF 7 September 2016 £965,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Ashwater Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km
  2. Clawton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

10 female, 12 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
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
91.7%

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

  • Post Box

    BCT · Higher Prestacott

    1.2 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Higher Prestacott

    1.2 miles
  • Yeo Farm

    BCT · Henford

    1.3 miles
  • Mount Lane

    BCT · Henford

    1.3 miles
  • Sandymoor Cross

    BCT · Ashwater

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 009A, 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

10,190 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ashwater Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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