EX39 4RQ

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 4AF 46 m
EX39 4AE 60 m
EX39 4AW 61 m
EX39 4AR 95 m
EX39 4AU 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 4RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 4
Latitude
51.017140
Longitude
-4.199791
British National Grid easting
245,800
British National Grid northing
126,500

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
E00102711
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 004A · E01020277
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

    688 m
  2. West Croft School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,429
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 612
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Public order 97

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

    97 m

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    842 m

  • NORTHAM SURGERY

    BAY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD, EX39 1AZ

    ODS code L83050

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Brunswick Wharf

    BCT · Bideford

    0.0 miles
  • Brunswick Wharf

    BCT · Bideford

    0.0 miles
  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles
  • Salterns Terrace

    BCT · Bideford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 004A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,169 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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 688 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,429 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 612 events.

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