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EX38 9AU

Great Torrington · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Great Torrington
Local authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 8HT 0 m
EX38 9AX 0 m
EX38 9AY 0 m
EX38 9AZ 0 m
EX38 8HQ 23 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 9AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 9
Latitude
50.952238
Longitude
-4.142875
British National Grid easting
249,582
British National Grid northing
119,166

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Great Torrington · E05011922
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

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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

    448 m

  2. Great Torrington School

    Academy converter

    719 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
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    NEW ROAD, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EL

    ODS code L83026

    198 m

  • CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY

    CASTLE HILL GARDENS, TORRINGTON, EX38 8EU

    ODS code L83105

    208 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

  • 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.

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.

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 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.