EX21 5PJ

Shebbear & Langtree · 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 5PQ 458 m
EX21 5PH 542 m
EX21 5PN 801 m
EX20 3EY 815 m
EX21 5PG 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5PJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.868929
Longitude
-4.159475
British National Grid easting
248,145
British National Grid northing
109,937

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003254
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102762
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 007A · E01020287
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 007 · E02004226

Postcode source versions

Explore EX21

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Elmstock Bungalow, Buckland Filleigh, Beaworthy, EX21 5PJ 2 May 2025 £350,000
Higher West Heanton Cottage, Buckland Filleigh, Beaworthy, EX21 5PJ 19 February 2021 £315,600
West Heanton Retirement Home, Buckland Filleigh, Beaworthy, EX21 5PJ 30 March 2001 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Shebbear College

    Other independent school

    3.2 km
  2. Marland School

    Foundation special school

    3.6 km
  3. Shebbear Community School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

27 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
5.7
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 0.7% 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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
66.7%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BLACK TORRINGTON SURGERY

    BOWHAY CLOSE, BLACK TORRINGTON, BEAWORTHY, EX21 5QE

    ODS code L83663

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rose Hill

    BCT · Lake

    1.9 miles
  • Rose Hill

    BCT · Lake

    1.9 miles
  • Winscott Lodge

    BCT · Winswell

    2.0 miles
  • Winscott Lodge

    BCT · Winswell

    2.0 miles
  • Farm

    BCT · Winswell

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 007A, 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

10,194 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX21 5PJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Torridge is £260,783 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Shebbear College is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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