EX39 5LN

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 5XZ 74 m
EX39 5LW 77 m
EX39 5FG 87 m
EX39 5LL 145 m
EX39 5LP 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 5LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 5
Latitude
50.965272
Longitude
-4.254580
British National Grid easting
241,781
British National Grid northing
120,849

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003253
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102881
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 008E · E01020309
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 008 · E02004227

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tower House, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LN 27 November 2025 £540,000
4, Buckland View, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LN 1 August 2025 £377,500
2, Millstone Cottages, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LN 28 March 2025 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Buckland Brewer Primary School

    Foundation school

    425 m
  2. Parkham Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.1 km
  3. Monkleigh Primary School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
80

41 female, 39 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.4
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+
100%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Buckland Brewer

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Buckland Brewer

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Meadow

    BCT · Buckland Brewer

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Meadow

    BCT · Buckland Brewer

    0.1 miles
  • Hoopers Water Farm

    BCT · Yeo Vale

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 008E, 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

12,205 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 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
0
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 £385,000 from 9 recorded sales in EX39 5LN. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Buckland Brewer Primary School is the nearest published school at 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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