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EX39 1WS

Northam · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Northam
Local authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 1ZH 127 m
EX39 1WT 193 m
EX39 3PW 202 m
EX39 1WL 220 m
EX39 1ZA 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 1WS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 1
Latitude
51.035124
Longitude
-4.224663
British National Grid easting
244,116
British National Grid northing
128,552

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Northam · E05011927
Parish or community
E04012900
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102824
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 002A · E01020298
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 002 · E02004221

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Kingsley School Devon

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
489
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 261
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Other theft 27
  • Public order 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX39 1 residents
9,154

Age bands in EX39 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.9%

988 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

625 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

1,529 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,636 residents

Age 65 and over
36%

3,247 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

3

within 5 km

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    722 m

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    2.2 km

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    2.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lundy View

    BCT · Northam

    0.2 miles

  • Lundy View

    BCT · Northam

    0.3 miles

  • Kipling Fields

    BCT · Westward Ho!

    0.3 miles

  • Kipling Fields

    BCT · Westward Ho!

    0.3 miles

  • Fairlea Crescent

    BCT · Northam

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 002A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,134 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

489 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 261 events.

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