EX21 5RF

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 5RE 628 m
EX21 5RG 769 m
EX21 5QY 1.2 km
EX21 5QZ 1.3 km
EX21 5RD 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.892046
Longitude
-4.223028
British National Grid easting
243,751
British National Grid northing
112,640

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003291
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00165929
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 009D · E01020301
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 009 · E02004228

Postcode source versions

Explore EX21

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Moor Town Bungalow, Shebbear, Beaworthy, EX21 5RF 23 May 2025 £650,000
Vullever Cottage, Shebbear, Beaworthy, EX21 5RF 23 April 2021 £360,000
Moor Town Court Farm, Shebbear, Beaworthy, EX21 5RF 21 April 2017 £402,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Shebbear Community School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  2. Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit

    Community school

    3.3 km
  3. Shebbear College

    Other independent school

    3.3 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
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.4% 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+
17.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
17.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
17.6%
Gigabit-capable
17.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
17.6%
Next Generation Access
17.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
41.2%

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

  • Rowden Farm

    BCT · Caute

    0.4 miles
  • Rowden Farm

    BCT · Caute

    0.4 miles
  • Rose Hill

    BCT · Lake

    1.5 miles
  • Rose Hill

    BCT · Lake

    1.5 miles
  • Stibb Cross

    BCT · Stibb Cross

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 009D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,517 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £650,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX21 5RF. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Shebbear Community School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

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.