EX21 5TB

Broadheath · 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 5TA 461 m
EX21 5JP 735 m
EX22 7AL 841 m
EX22 7AJ 863 m
EX21 5SZ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX21 5TB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX21
Postcode sector
EX21 5
Latitude
50.834081
Longitude
-4.215883
British National Grid easting
244,060
British National Grid northing
106,180

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
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

Explore EX21

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Forge, Shebbear, Beaworthy, EX21 5TB 30 September 2016 £415,000
Lower Braunsworthy, Shebbear, Beaworthy, EX21 5TB 11 August 2006 £393,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Bradford Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Shebbear Community School

    Community school

    3.2 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

  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.0
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 0.1% 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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%

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

    2.7 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

  • Dippermill Farm

    BCT · Dippermill

    0.3 miles
  • Dippermill Farm

    BCT · Dippermill

    0.3 miles
  • Holemoor Cross

    BCT · Holemoor

    1.2 miles
  • Holemoor Cross

    BCT · Holemoor

    1.2 miles
  • Lana Cross

    BCT · Bradford

    1.2 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.

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
2
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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bradford Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 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 Other theft with 1 events.

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