High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£145,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX19 8LS
Postcode
EX19 8LS
Coordinates
50.9168, -4.0588
Grid reference
SS553150
Easting
255,375
Northing
115,061
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2QWW8R+PF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Bideford
ITL Region
Torridge
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11928
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11928 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · EX19 8LS
HM Land Registry · Torridge
Average price
£145,000
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Median price: £145,000
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Police Recorded Crime near EX19 8LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX19 8LS
Counts are for Two Rivers & Three Moors electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Religion
Christian56.1%
No religion36.1%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6427.9%
65–7419.9%
35–4911.8%
75–8410.6%
25–347.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children20.5%
All members 66+17.5%
Any member 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
Other9.7%
+ 7 other households · 25.9%
Administrative Information
Torridge
Local Authority
Council AreaTorridge and Tavistock E14001552
Constituency
E14001552Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Two Rivers & Three Moors
Constituency code
E14001552
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Beaford
International Territorial Level
Torridge
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Devon
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Devon
Sub ICB Location
NHS Devon ICB - 15N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Torridge 007B E01020303
E01020303MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torridge 007 E02004226
E02004226LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torridge 007B E01020303
E01020303MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torridge 007 E02004226
E02004226Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 25 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EX19 8LS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 11928
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01020303 and MSOA E02004226 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX19 8LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EX19 8LS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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