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EX39 4GD

Bideford East · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bideford East
Local authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 4PL 213 m
EX39 4FG 214 m
EX39 4GA 217 m
EX39 4FZ 252 m
EX39 4FU 292 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 4GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 4
Latitude
51.012133
Longitude
-4.179495
British National Grid easting
247,207
British National Grid northing
125,901

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Bideford East · E05011917
Parish or community
E04012901
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102716
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 004B · E01020278
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
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. East-the-Water Community Primary School

    Community school

    842 m

  2. West Croft School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
432
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 30
  • Shoplifting 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX39 4 residents
7,354

Age bands in EX39 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,280 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

656 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,641 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,961 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,557 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
58.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
58.3%
Gigabit-capable
58.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
8.3%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
75%

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

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    1.6 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    2.3 km

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    3.8 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

  • Alverdiscott Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.2 miles

  • Broadlands

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.3 miles

  • Karen Close

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.3 miles

  • Hillcrest Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.3 miles

  • Clivenden Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 004B, 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

14,786 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
2
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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. East-the-Water Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 842 m.

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

Recorded crime

432 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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