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EX21 5JT

Broadheath · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5XH 856 m
EX21 5XQ 1.0 km
EX21 5JS 1.3 km
EX21 5JR 1.5 km
EX22 7XZ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5JT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2014
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.804562
Longitude
-4.231972
British National Grid easting
242,828
British National Grid northing
102,932

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Broadheath · E05011921
Parish or community
E04003248
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102774
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 009B · E01020289
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
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Bradford Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  2. Halwill Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km

  3. Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACK TORRINGTON SURGERY

    BOWHAY CLOSE, BLACK TORRINGTON, BEAWORTHY, EX21 5QE

    ODS code L83663

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Bickford Arms

    BCT · Brandis Corner

    1.2 miles

  • Bickford Arms

    BCT · Brandis Corner

    1.3 miles

  • Forestry Houses

    BCT · Brandis Corner

    1.3 miles

  • Forestry Houses

    BCT · Brandis Corner

    1.3 miles

  • Morecombe Cross

    BCT · Brandis Corner

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 009B, 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

10,414 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bradford Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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