EX21
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Shebbear, Halwill Junction and Black Torrington, in Torridge and West Devon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX21 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX21, 21.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX21 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX21 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX21 at a rate of 30.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across EX.
In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX21.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (82), other crime (29) and burglary (12).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX21 was 36.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in EX21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX21 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX21
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torridge 009B | 1,580 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 37.1% |
| Torridge 009C | 1,768 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 26.9% |
| Torridge 009D | 2,070 | 28.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 43.4% |
MPs for EX21
- Sir Geoffrey CoxConservativeMP for Torridge and Tavistock92% of EX21’s postcodes
- Sir Mel StrideConservativeMP for Central Devon7.7% of EX21’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX211
Postcode sectors in EX211
Councils EX21 covers2
Postcode districts next to EX216
More in the EX postcode area2
EX21 in brief
EX21 is a postcode district covering Shebbear, Halwill Junction and Black Torrington, in Torridge and West Devon.
About 4,688 people lived in EX21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £293,725 in 2025 across 68 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 30.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX21 was £293,725 in 2025.
EX21 had 4,616 usual residents at the census.
In EX21, 21.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX21, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.