EX38 8DS

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 8DU 50 m
EX38 8DX 50 m
EX38 8AP 52 m
EX38 8BS 67 m
EX38 8DY 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 8
Latitude
50.952226
Longitude
-4.145993
British National Grid easting
249,363
British National Grid northing
119,171

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
E00102874
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 006B · E01020305
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 006 · E02004225

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Grenville House, 7, Whites Lane, Torrington, EX38 8DS 4 February 2026 £290,000
2, Whites Lane, Torrington, EX38 8DS 24 October 2025 £170,000
Grenville House, 7, Whites Lane, Torrington, EX38 8DS 12 September 2023 £255,000

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

    667 m
  2. Great Torrington School

    Academy converter

    917 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
26

9 female, 17 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.2
EX38 8 residents
3,967

Age bands in EX38 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

458 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

344 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

681 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,166 residents

Age 65 and over
31%

1,188 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX38 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
88.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
88.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
94.1%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    NEW ROAD, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EL

    ODS code L83026

    416 m

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    421 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Mill Street top

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • Opposite Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.2 miles
  • Linden Close

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 006B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,000 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £171,000 from 6 recorded sales in EX38 8DS. 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

Published establishments

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 667 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.