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EX39 3GU

Bideford South · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3GS 65 m
EX39 3GJ 114 m
EX39 3SN 195 m
EX39 3SJ 207 m
EX39 3FZ 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 3GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 3
Latitude
51.008123
Longitude
-4.244027
British National Grid easting
242,667
British National Grid northing
125,591

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

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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

    881 m

  2. Bideford College

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

  3. Kingsley School Devon

    Other independent school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
227
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Other theft 18

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    2.5 km

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    3.2 km

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    3.9 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

  • Affinity Devon Outlet

    BCT · Bideford

    0.2 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Bideford

    0.5 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Bideford

    0.5 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Abbotsham

    0.6 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Abbotsham

    0.6 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.

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 881 m.

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

Recorded crime

227 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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