# EX38 7NW: area report for a postcode in Torridge

EX38 7NW is a postcode in Torridge.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Torridge. Open the map at EX38 7NW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) › [EX38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex38) › [EX38 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex38-7)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Torridge 006C: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **Chapelton (Devon), 10 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **No property in EX38 7NW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Torridge 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **£267,174 average price**: For the whole of Torridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **No gigabit broadband at EX38 7NW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **Low road and rail noise at EX38 7NW**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW
- **3.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Great Torrington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-torrington-school-e137228) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-torrington-bluecoat-church-of-england-primary-school-e113377) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £265,640 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £195,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE (710 m); CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY (720 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY TORRINGTON (950 m)
- Dental practices: CASTLE HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Great Torrington BP (740 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Daily Great Torrington (750 m, Morrisons); Co-op Torrington (960 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £267,174** (August 2026). Torridge’s average house price was £267,174 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,425** (2025). Full-time workers living in Torridge earned a median of £34,425 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 42nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Torridge costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Torridge has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Torridge 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Torridge 006C has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torridge 006C was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 8,738th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,303** (2021). Torridge 006C had 1,303 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,685th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 3.6%** (January 2026). In Torridge 006C, 3.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EX38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £249,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX38 was £249,000 in 2025. Joint 744th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,279** (2021). EX38 had 8,279 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 629th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in EX38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 31.7%** (January 2026). In EX38, 31.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge)
- Centre: 50.9528, -4.1300

Council: [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Torridge and Tavistock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torridge-and-tavistock): Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.1300,50.9528,EX387NW

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