# EX39 3JQ: area report for a postcode in Torridge

EX39 3JQ 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 3JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) › [EX39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex39) › [EX39 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex39-3)

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Torridge 003B: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **Barnstaple, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **4 of 42 properties in EX39 3JQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 7 at medium risk, 3 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torridge 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **£263,378 average price**: For the whole of Torridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX39 3JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at EX39 3JQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ
- **3.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingsley School Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsley-school-devon-e113604) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e151055) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bideford College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bideford-college-e142540) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Croft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-croft-school-e113132) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East-the-Water Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-the-water-community-primary-school-e113130) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £209,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £207,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £193,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE (350 m); WOODA SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: BIDEFORD PHARMACY (350 m); ALLIED PHARMACY BIDEFORD (850 m)
- Dental practices: TOWER HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); QUEEN ANNE DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); THE QUAY DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Bideford (470 m, Morrisons); Co-op Bideford (520 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Bideford 12/13 The Quay (560 m, Morrisons)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). Torridge 003B has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,964th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £301,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torridge 003B was £301,250 in 2025. Joint 15,342nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,053** (2021). Torridge 003B had 2,053 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,500th most 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: 83.2%** (January 2026). In Torridge 003B, 83.2% 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: 51.0203, -4.2122

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=-4.2122,51.0203,EX393JQ

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