EX39 5HL

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 5EF 506 m
EX39 5FW 642 m
EX39 5HN 682 m
EX39 5ET 860 m
EX39 5EH 946 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 5HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 5
Latitude
50.987131
Longitude
-4.238939
British National Grid easting
242,953
British National Grid northing
123,246

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04012902
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102815
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 005D · E01020296
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 005 · E02004224

Postcode source versions

Explore EX39

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Groves Cross Cottage, Littleham, Bideford, EX39 5HL 10 July 2009 £303,000
Carysbrook, Littleham, Bideford, EX39 5HL 9 November 2006 £580,000
Groves Cross Cottage, Littleham, Bideford, EX39 5HL 27 June 1996 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Buckland Brewer Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.8 km
  2. St Helen's Church of England School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km
  3. West Croft School

    Community school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX39 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

2

within 5 km

  • BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, EX39 3AF

    ODS code L83083

    3.8 km

  • WOODA SURGERY

    CLARENCE WHARF, BARNSTAPLE STREET, BIDEFORD, EX39 4AU

    ODS code L83106

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hoopers Water Farm

    BCT · Yeo Vale

    0.2 miles
  • Hoopers Water Farm

    BCT · Yeo Vale

    0.2 miles
  • Littleham Shelter

    BCT · Moorhead

    0.4 miles
  • Littleham Shelter

    BCT · Moorhead

    0.4 miles
  • Affinity Devon Outlet

    BCT · Bideford

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 005D, 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

15,437 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Buckland Brewer Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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