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EX39 1WU

Westward Ho! · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westward Ho!
Local authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 1FW 159 m
EX39 1WT 202 m
EX39 1ZF 211 m
EX39 1FT 216 m
EX39 1ZH 228 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 1WU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 1
Latitude
51.034862
Longitude
-4.228972
British National Grid easting
243,813
British National Grid northing
128,532

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Westward Ho! · E05011930
Parish or community
E04012900
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102889
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 002E · E01034641
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
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.4 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
461
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 249
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 26
  • Public order 19

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

    1.0 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    2.3 km

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    2.7 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

  • Kipling Fields

    BCT · Westward Ho!

    0.2 miles

  • Kipling Fields

    BCT · Westward Ho!

    0.2 miles

  • Buckleigh Road

    BCT · Buckleigh

    0.3 miles

  • Buckleigh Road

    BCT · Buckleigh

    0.3 miles

  • Taylor Crescent South

    BCT · Buckleigh

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 002E, 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

16,538 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

461 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 249 events.

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