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EX39 3FR

Bideford South · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bideford South
Local authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 3FX 106 m
EX39 3FZ 189 m
EX39 3FY 191 m
EX39 3QU 234 m
EX39 3FW 236 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 3FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 3
Latitude
51.009556
Longitude
-4.239220
British National Grid easting
243,009
British National Grid northing
125,740

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Bideford South · E05011919
Parish or community
E04012901
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00180273
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 004D · E01020283
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 004 · E02004223

Postcode source versions

Explore EX39

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. St Helen's Church of England School

    Academy converter

    893 m

  2. Bideford College

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

  3. Kingsley School Devon

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
318
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 126
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Other theft 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
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
100%

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

    2.1 km

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    2.8 km

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    3.6 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

  • Affinity Devon Outlet

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Bideford

    0.3 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Bideford

    0.3 miles

  • The Big Sheep

    BCT · Abbotsham

    0.5 miles

  • Cedar Way

    BCT · Bideford

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 004D, 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

21,067 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Helen's Church of England School is the nearest published school at 893 m.

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

Recorded crime

318 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 126 events.

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