Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£265,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 943 sales
-5.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
16538
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16538 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 & WalesProperty sales · EX39 1FW
HM Land Registry · Torridge
Average price
£307,627
Median price: £265,000
Median -5.4% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 943 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Jul '24Jul '24: 3 sales · avg £242,684
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£301k£272k£243k
Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24
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Police Recorded Crime near EX39 1FW
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX39 1FW
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +27%
22134
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
2
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.3%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian49.1%
No religion44.0%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6423.3%
65–7418.4%
35–4913.8%
75–8412.5%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
All members 66+19.6%
One person: aged 66+18.2%
One person: other17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
+ 7 other households · 20.8%
Coordinates & Location for EX39 1FW
Postcode
EX39 1FW
Coordinates
51.0362, -4.2299
Grid reference
SS437286
Easting
243,754
Northing
128,680
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3Q2QPC+F2
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
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 002E E01034641
E01034641MSOA 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
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:34 PM
Sunset
11 hours 1 minute of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:34 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 1 minute
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2022
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~4 years
Active Duration
2022 -> PresentJuly 2022 — Introduced
Postcode EX39 1FW introduced by Royal Mail.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 16538
Present — Active
Postcode EX39 1FW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2022
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~4 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near EX39 1FW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 18%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
46%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
36.6
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