EX39 4HJ

Bideford East · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 4LQ 25 m
EX39 4DW 84 m
EX39 4DN 118 m
EX39 4DB 135 m
EX39 4BR 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 4HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 4
Latitude
51.012016
Longitude
-4.185292
British National Grid easting
246,800
British National Grid northing
125,900

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
E00102713
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

    486 m
  2. West Croft School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 317
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Public order 53

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    1.3 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    1.9 km

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Broadlands

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles
  • Alverdiscott Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles
  • Monks Close

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles
  • Monks Close

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles
  • Clivenden Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 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.

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 486 m.

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

Recorded crime

768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 317 events.

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