EX39 2PL

Bideford North · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bideford
Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 2PN 24 m
EX39 3LF 57 m
EX39 3LG 67 m
EX39 3LQ 74 m
EX39 2LQ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 2PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 2
Latitude
51.024059
Longitude
-4.211085
British National Grid easting
245,031
British National Grid northing
127,293

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04012901
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102738
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 003C · E01020282
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 003 · E02004222

Postcode source versions

Explore EX39

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Alexandra Terrace, Bideford, EX39 2PL 5 July 2024 £222,500
11, Alexandra Terrace, Bideford, EX39 2PL 20 December 2022 £218,000
7, Alexandra Terrace, Bideford, EX39 2PL 20 September 2022 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    363 m
  2. Kingsley School Devon

    Other independent school

    648 m
  3. Bideford College

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,314
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 553
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Shoplifting 121
  • Public order 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

19 female, 27 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.1
EX39 2 residents
3,881

Age bands in EX39 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

491 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

335 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.3%

795 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,051 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

1,067 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX39 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
79.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
79.2%
Gigabit-capable
79.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    765 m

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    1.0 km

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    1.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chanters Road

    BCT · Orchard Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Chanters Road

    BCT · Orchard Hill

    0.1 miles
  • The Sports Ground

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles
  • Raleigh Garage

    BCT · Orchard Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Bideford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 003C, 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

7,495 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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
11
Medium risk addresses
12
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

Property market

The five-year median is £220,250 from 4 recorded sales in EX39 2PL. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,314 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 553 events.

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