EX38 7EF

Great Torrington · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 7LD 860 m
EX38 7HZ 877 m
EX38 7ET 1.2 km
EX38 7HL 1.3 km
EX31 3ND 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 7EF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2007
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7
Latitude
50.970321
Longitude
-4.110035
British National Grid easting
251,946
British National Grid northing
121,110

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

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

    2.4 km
  2. Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    NEW ROAD, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EL

    ODS code L83026

    2.9 km

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Huntshaw Cross

    BCT · Moortown

    0.9 miles
  • Huntshaw Cross

    BCT · Moortown

    0.9 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · High Bullen

    1.0 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · High Bullen

    1.0 miles
  • Hatchmoor Industrial Estate

    BCT · Great Torrington

    1.1 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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Torrington School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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