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EX21 5FB

Bridestowe · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bridestowe
Local authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX21 5AS 852 m
EX21 5AW 1.1 km
EX21 5AD 1.1 km
EX21 5TT 1.2 km
EX21 5AN 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.756424
Longitude
-4.183669
British National Grid easting
246,073
British National Grid northing
97,478

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Electoral ward
Bridestowe · E05010551
Parish or community
E04003309
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102910
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 004A · E01020314
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 004 · E02004232

Postcode source versions

Explore EX21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Halwill Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km

  2. Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.7 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
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.

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
0%

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

    0.1 miles

  • Metherell Cross

    BCT · Patchacott

    0.1 miles

  • Beaworthy Cross Farm

    BCT · Halwill

    1.5 miles

  • Beaworthy Cross Farm

    BCT · Halwill

    1.5 miles

  • Brockscombe Cross

    BCT · Brockscombe

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 004A, 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

12,854 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Halwill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 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.