EX38 7JA

Two Rivers & Three Moors · 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 7HW 227 m
EX38 7JZ 526 m
EX38 7LB 633 m
EX38 7JX 689 m
EX38 7JB 758 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 7JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7
Latitude
50.964333
Longitude
-4.090422
British National Grid easting
253,304
British National Grid northing
120,405

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003289
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102879
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 007C · E01020308
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 007 · E02004226

Postcode source versions

Explore EX38

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA 24 May 2024 £205,000
4, High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA 10 November 2021 £425,000
Little Comfort, High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA 28 September 2021 £520,000

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

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

25 female, 28 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.2% 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+
93.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
93.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.1%
Gigabit-capable
93.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
89.7%

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

    3.7 km

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    3.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Phone Box

    BCT · High Bullen

    0.0 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · High Bullen

    0.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · St Giles in the Wood

    0.9 miles
  • Church

    BCT · St Giles in the Wood

    0.9 miles
  • Huntshaw Cross

    BCT · Moortown

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 007C, 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

15,453 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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 £322,500 from 4 recorded sales in EX38 7JA. 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 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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