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EX38 7BZ

Great Torrington · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Torrington
Ward
Great Torrington
Local authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 7AH 69 m
EX38 8BN 105 m
EX38 7AQ 120 m
EX38 7AJ 124 m
EX38 8BS 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 7BZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7
Latitude
50.953692
Longitude
-4.145519
British National Grid easting
249,401
British National Grid northing
119,333

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Great Torrington · E05011922
Parish or community
E04003263
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102866
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 006A · E01020304
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 006 · E02004225

Postcode source versions

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Property

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Alexander Park, Torrington, EX38 7BZ 28 May 2026 £262,500
21, Alexander Park, Torrington, EX38 7BZ 20 May 2025 £277,500
12, Alexander Park, Torrington, EX38 7BZ 28 March 2025 £265,000

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

    661 m

  2. Great Torrington School

    Academy converter

    837 m

  3. Monkleigh Primary School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
319
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Public order 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
77.3%

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    NEW ROAD, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EL

    ODS code L83026

    424 m

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    446 m

Nearby transport

  • School Lane

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles

  • Linden Close

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles

  • Opposite Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Street top

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.2 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
1
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 £261,250 from 22 recorded sales in EX38 7BZ. 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

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 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

319 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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