EX38 7BA

Great Torrington · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Torrington
Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 7AJ 86 m
EX38 7BE 151 m
EX38 7BB 165 m
EX38 7AH 183 m
EX38 8EG 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 7BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7
Latitude
50.954850
Longitude
-4.143194
British National Grid easting
249,568
British National Grid northing
119,457

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003263
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00180275
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 006A · E01020304
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 006 · E02004225

Postcode source versions

Explore EX38

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Devonia, Bests Lane, Torrington, EX38 7BA 3 April 2017 £223,000
Copperbeech, Bests Lane, Torrington, EX38 7BA 19 November 1998 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    568 m
  2. Great Torrington School

    Academy converter

    655 m
  3. Monkleigh Primary School

    Community school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 178
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Public order 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
EX38 7 residents
4,454

Age bands in EX38 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

761 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

440 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

940 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,216 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

1,082 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX38 7 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+
100%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

2

within 5 km

  • TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    NEW ROAD, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EL

    ODS code L83026

    380 m

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    420 m

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

Nearby transport

  • Linden Close

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • Opposite Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Street top

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 006A, 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

14,161 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 568 m.

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

Recorded crime

343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 178 events.

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