EX39 5BU

Monkleigh & Putford · 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 5AW 580 m
EX39 5BY 618 m
EX39 5DD 640 m
EX39 5DB 679 m
EX39 5BT 742 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 5
Latitude
50.998524
Longitude
-4.269774
British National Grid easting
240,828
British National Grid northing
124,579

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003243
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102810
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 005C · E01020295
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 005 · E02004224

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Toms Lane, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5BU 1 August 2025 £355,000
Alwington Methodist Church, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5BU 9 April 2025 £136,000
Glendale Cottage, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5BU 17 February 2025 £1,235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. St Helen's Church of England School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Bideford College

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km
  3. Parkham Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 3
  • Other crime 2
  • Shoplifting 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

38 female, 37 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX39 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
88.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.6%
Gigabit-capable
88.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
68.6%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tom's Lane

    BCT · Fairy Cross

    0.0 miles
  • Tom's Lane

    BCT · Fairy Cross

    0.0 miles
  • Portledge Gatehouse

    BCT · Fairy Cross

    0.4 miles
  • Portledge Gatehouse

    BCT · Fairy Cross

    0.4 miles
  • Hoopers Water Farm

    BCT · Yeo Vale

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 005C, 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

11,746 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 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
3
Medium risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £475,000 from 9 recorded sales in EX39 5BU. 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

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Helen's Church of England School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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