High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crime · Jul '26
South West
Region
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.
11541
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11541 out of 33,755 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near EX39 1AQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX39 1AQ
Counts are for Westward Ho! electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY —
22134
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
5
YoY —
950
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
740
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.3%
Other White1.7%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Christian53.3%
No religion36.5%
Not answered8.3%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6424.2%
65–7420.7%
75–8413.6%
35–4913.1%
85 years and over8.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.0%
Households
Any member 66+24.4%
Other23.6%
All members 66+16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.4%
+ 6 other households · 21.0%
Coordinates & Location for EX39 1AQ
Postcode
EX39 1AQ
Coordinates
51.0384, -4.2357
Grid reference
SS433289
Easting
243,353
Northing
128,936
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3Q2QQ7+8P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Westward Ho!
Travel to Work
Bideford
ITL Region
Torridge
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Torridge
Local Authority
Council AreaTorridge and Tavistock E14001552
Constituency
E14001552Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Westward Ho!
Constituency code
E14001552
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Northam
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 002D E01034640
E01034640MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torridge 002 E02004221
E02004221LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torridge 002C E01020310
E01020310MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torridge 002 E02004221
E02004221Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
6:21 AM
Sunrise
5:49 PM
Sunset
11 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:21 AM
Sunset (today)
5:49 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 28 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 EX39 1AQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 11541
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01034640 and MSOA E02004221 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX39 1AQ 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
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