EX38 8PD

Monkleigh & Putford · 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 8JP 46 m
EX38 8JN 47 m
EX38 8JW 87 m
EX38 8JL 117 m
EX38 8JR 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 8PD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2006
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 8
Latitude
50.946465
Longitude
-4.203727
British National Grid easting
245,289
British National Grid northing
118,650

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003262
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102814
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 005D · E01020296
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 005 · E02004224

Postcode source versions

Explore EX38

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stone Cottage, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8PD 10 February 2022 £298,000
Stone Cottage, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8PD 9 June 2014 £190,000
Stone Cottage, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8PD 28 January 2008 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Monkleigh Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  2. Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit

    Community school

    3.0 km
  3. Buckland Brewer Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    4.5 km

  • TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    NEW ROAD, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EL

    ODS code L83026

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Stone Farm

    BCT · Frithelstock Stone

    0.0 miles
  • Stone Farm

    BCT · Frithelstock Stone

    0.0 miles
  • Watergate Bridge

    BCT · Langtree

    1.2 miles
  • Watergate Bridge

    BCT · Langtree

    1.2 miles
  • The Bell Inn

    BCT · Monkleigh

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 005D, 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

15,437 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
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £298,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX38 8PD. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Monkleigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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