EX39 5PB

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 5PD 590 m
EX39 5DF 693 m
EX39 5DA 937 m
EX39 5DE 1.0 km
EX39 5PE 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX39 5PB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX39
Postcode sector
EX39 5
Latitude
50.984759
Longitude
-4.283850
British National Grid easting
239,793
British National Grid northing
123,079

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

Explore EX39

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
West Dydon, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5PB 23 September 2004 £495,000
West Dydon, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5PB 25 July 2002 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Parkham Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.3 km
  2. Buckland Brewer Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.4 km
  3. Atlantic Academy

    Free schools

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.4% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Portledge Gatehouse

    BCT · Fairy Cross

    0.8 miles
  • Acre Road

    BCT · Horns Cross

    0.8 miles
  • Acre Road

    BCT · Horns Cross

    0.8 miles
  • Portledge Gatehouse

    BCT · Fairy Cross

    0.8 miles
  • Tom's Lane

    BCT · Fairy Cross

    1.1 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
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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Parkham Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 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.