EX22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Holsworthy, in Torridge and Cornwall.
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 EX22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX22, 49.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX22 at a rate of 42.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across EX.
In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (284), other crime (106) and criminal damage and arson (37).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX22 was 44.4 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 EX22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX22 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall 002C | 2,706 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 68.3% |
| Torridge 008A | 1,675 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 22.9% |
| Torridge 008B | 2,517 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 45.9% |
| Torridge 008C | 2,323 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| Torridge 008D | 1,809 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 20.3% |
| Torridge 008E | 1,860 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 21.5% |
MPs for EX22
- Sir Geoffrey CoxConservativeMP for Torridge and Tavistock88% of EX22’s postcodes
- Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratMP for North Cornwall12% of EX22’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 EX221
Postcode sectors in EX223
Councils EX22 covers2
Postcode districts next to EX224
More in the EX postcode area2
EX22 in brief
EX22 is a postcode district covering Holsworthy, in Torridge and Cornwall.
About 12,403 people lived in EX22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £297,500 in 2025 across 145 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX22 was £297,500 in 2025.
EX22 had 11,995 usual residents at the census.
In EX22, 49.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX22, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.