EX38 7DY

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 7AT 50 m
EX38 7DS 78 m
EX38 7HP 184 m
EX38 7HT 250 m
EX38 7DT 311 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 7DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7
Latitude
50.956927
Longitude
-4.123554
British National Grid easting
250,954
British National Grid northing
119,648

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
E00102872
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 006D · E01020307
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 006 · E02004225

Postcode source versions

Explore EX38

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Holt Meadow, Torrington, EX38 7DY 21 October 2022 £1,020,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Great Torrington School

    Academy converter

    748 m
  2. Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
272
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 143
  • Shoplifting 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Public order 18

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
87%

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

    1.3 km

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    1.3 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

  • Hatchmoor Industrial Estate

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.0 miles
  • Burwood Estate

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.3 miles
  • Police House

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.3 miles
  • Dartington Fields

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.3 miles
  • Dartington Fields

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 006D, 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

10,169 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,020,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX38 7DY. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Torrington School is the nearest published school at 748 m.

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

Recorded crime

272 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 143 events.

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