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EX39 4LQ

Bideford East · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bideford
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 4DW 103 m
EX39 4DB 135 m
EX39 4DN 142 m
EX39 4RE 145 m
EX39 4BR 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 4LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 4
Latitude
51.012165
Longitude
-4.185028
British National Grid easting
246,819
British National Grid northing
125,916

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
E00102713
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 004B · E01020278
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 004 · E02004223

Postcode source versions

Explore EX39

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 1, Alverdiscott Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 4LQ 1 November 2021 £480,000
Unit 2b, Alverdiscott Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 4LQ 31 August 2018 £891,000

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

    491 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
728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 303
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Public order 47

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+
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 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

    2.0 km

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Alverdiscott Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles

  • Broadlands

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles

  • Clivenden Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles

  • Clivenden Road

    BCT · East-the-Water

    0.1 miles

  • Abbots Drive

    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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £480,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX39 4LQ. 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

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 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 303 events.

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