EX21 5LE

Hatherleigh · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX21 5LS 423 m
EX21 5LN 505 m
EX21 5LP 526 m
EX21 5LT 584 m
EX21 5BW 585 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.820177
Longitude
-4.148080
British National Grid easting
248,789
British National Grid northing
104,493

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Parish or community
E04003324
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00102955
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 001B · E01020321
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 001 · E02004229

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
High View, 1, Highampton, Beaworthy, EX21 5LE 1 December 2025 £169,000
Chidesters, Highampton, Beaworthy, EX21 5LE 20 September 2023 £812,500
Beacon Down Farm, Highampton, Beaworthy, EX21 5LE 18 September 2017 £449,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Highampton Community Primary School

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    54 m
  2. Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

14 female, 13 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX21 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
93.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
93.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.3%
Gigabit-capable
93.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BLACK TORRINGTON SURGERY

    BOWHAY CLOSE, BLACK TORRINGTON, BEAWORTHY, EX21 5QE

    ODS code L83663

    2.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Highampton

    0.3 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Highampton

    0.3 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Sheepwash

    1.1 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Sheepwash

    1.1 miles
  • Black River Inn

    BCT · Black Torrington

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 001B, 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

8,229 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £490,750 from 2 recorded sales in EX21 5LE. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Highampton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 54 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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