EX38 7LF

Two Rivers & Three Moors · 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 7JA 6 m
EX38 7HW 230 m
EX38 7JZ 533 m
EX38 7LB 639 m
EX38 7JX 692 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 7LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 7
Latitude
50.964287
Longitude
-4.090477
British National Grid easting
253,300
British National Grid northing
120,400

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

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
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

    3.7 km

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    3.8 km

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.

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 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.