EX39 5BS

Hartland · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bideford
Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX39 5QZ 329 m
EX22 7RE 958 m
EX22 7RB 1.4 km
EX22 7SW 1.4 km
EX39 5RF 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 5BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 5
Latitude
50.938569
Longitude
-4.398553
British National Grid easting
231,576
British National Grid northing
118,199

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Electoral ward
Hartland · E05011923
Parish or community
E04003301
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102772
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 005A · E01020288
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 005 · E02004224

Postcode source versions

Explore EX39

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Forest Lakes, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5BS 17 January 2025 £260,000
15, Forest Lakes, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5BS 30 September 2024 £204,000
Plot Fl19, Forest Lakes, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5BS 26 May 2023 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Woolsery Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.2 km
  2. Bradworthy Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX39 5 residents
6,444

Age bands in EX39 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

872 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

568 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

1,152 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,899 residents

Age 65 and over
29.7%

1,896 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
53.8%
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

1

within 5 km

  • BRADWORTHY SURGERY

    THE SQUARE, BRADWORTHY, HOLSWORTHY, EX22 7SY

    ODS code L83012

    4.2 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

  • The Farmers Arms

    BCT · Woolfardisworthy

    2.0 miles
  • The Farmers Arms

    BCT · Woolfardisworthy

    2.0 miles
  • Auction Way

    BCT · Woolfardisworthy

    2.1 miles
  • Manor Park

    BCT · Woolfardisworthy

    2.1 miles
  • Langdon Road

    BCT · Bradworthy

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 005A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,620 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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 £147,875 from 6 recorded sales in EX39 5BS. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Woolsery Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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