# EX39 1LZ: area report for a postcode in Torridge

EX39 1LZ 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 EX39 1LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) › [EX39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex39) › [EX39 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex39-1)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Torridge 001B: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **Barnstaple, 9.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **No property in EX39 1LZ 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=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Torridge 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **£263,378 average price**: For the whole of Torridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **No gigabit broadband at EX39 1LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EX39 1LZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **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=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ
- **3.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Appledore School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/appledore-school-e113125) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-infant-and-nursery-school-e150076) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Margaret's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-junior-school-e150075) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2020, before the school changed | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2023 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| April 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |
| November 2025 | £569,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 440 m |
| September 2024 | £469,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 450 m |
| February 2025 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |
| February 2026 | £292,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |
| March 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £263,378** (July 2026). Torridge’s average house price was £263,378 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.7×** (2025). A home in Torridge costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.1** (2025). Torridge 001B has a deprivation score of 15.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,477th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torridge 001B was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,490** (2021). Torridge 001B had 1,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,694th 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: 86.2%** (January 2026). In Torridge 001B, 86.2% 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.

## EX39 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £277,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX39 was £277,500 in 2025. Joint 975th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,444** (2021). EX39 had 39,444 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 479th most 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 EX39 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: 76.7%** (January 2026). In EX39, 76.7% 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: 51.0467, -4.1915

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), July 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=-4.1915,51.0467,EX391LZ

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