EX38 8HJ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 8HT 16 m
EX38 9AU 16 m
EX38 9AX 16 m
EX38 9AY 16 m
EX38 9AZ 16 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 8HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2017
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 8
Latitude
50.952243
Longitude
-4.143103
British National Grid easting
249,566
British National Grid northing
119,167

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
E00102868
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 006B · E01020305
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
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    464 m
  2. Great Torrington School

    Academy converter

    733 m
  3. Monkleigh Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 178
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Public order 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    214 m

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    224 m

Nearby transport

  • Opposite Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Street top

    BCT · Great Torrington

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 178 events.

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