EX39 3AQ

Bideford West · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 3BW 91 m
EX39 3FU 97 m
EX39 3AH 127 m
EX39 3BS 127 m
EX39 3BN 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 3AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 3
Latitude
51.016835
Longitude
-4.214519
British National Grid easting
244,766
British National Grid northing
126,497

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
E00102745
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 004E · E01020284
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 004 · E02004223

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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73 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
93, Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AQ 11 September 2025 £440,000
8a, Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AQ 21 March 2025 £399,950
69, Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AQ 3 February 2025 £392,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Bideford College

    Academy sponsor led

    395 m
  2. West Croft School

    Community school

    490 m
  3. Kingsley School Devon

    Other independent school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 596
  • Anti social behaviour 189
  • Shoplifting 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Public order 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
114

59 female, 55 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
3.7
EX39 3 residents
10,711

Age bands in EX39 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,803 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,070 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

2,324 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,065 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

2,606 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX39 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
58.8%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    196 m

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    971 m

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    2.4 km

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

  • Royston Road

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles
  • Clovelly Road

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles
  • Clovelly Road

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 004E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,522 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £440,000 from 11 recorded sales in EX39 3AQ. 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

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bideford College is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 596 events.

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