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EX21 5EG

Broadheath · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Broadheath
Local authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX21 5EF 10 m
EX21 5EJ 129 m
EX21 5EQ 129 m
EX21 5EY 148 m
EX21 5EU 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5EG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2010
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.735028
Longitude
-4.289565
British National Grid easting
238,531
British National Grid northing
95,325

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Broadheath · E05011921
Parish or community
E04003245
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102780
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 009C · E01020290
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 009 · E02004228

Postcode source versions

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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

    758 m

  2. Clawton Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Ashwater

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Ashwater

    0.1 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Ashwater

    0.1 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Ashwater

    0.1 miles

  • Ashmill

    BCT · Ashwater

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 009C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,992 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 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.

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 758 m.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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