Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£270,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 806 sales
-3.6%
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.
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 & WalesProperty sales · EX39 1GY
HM Land Registry · Torridge
Average price
£300,218
Median price: £270,000
Median -3.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 806 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £340,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£340k£334k£328k
Mar '25Apr '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near EX39 1GY
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX39 1GY
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
Other recorded crime
4
YoY —
851
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '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
50–6424.1%
65–7420.8%
75–8413.7%
35–4913.1%
85 years and over8.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.9%
Households
One person: aged 66+24.5%
One person: other23.7%
Single family household, all members 66+16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.4%
+ 9 other households · 20.6%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 12.6 km straight lineabout 157 min
Barnstaple Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 15.0 km straight lineabout 187 min
Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
Rail
- 18.3 km straight lineabout 229 min
Umberleigh Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 171 m straight lineabout 2 min
Car Park
Bus · opp · north
- 184 m straight lineabout 2 min
Kingsley Road
Bus · W-bound · west
- 195 m straight lineabout 2 min
Avon Lane
Bus · E-bound · east
- 305 m straight lineabout 4 min
Nelson Road
Bus · E-bound · east
- 307 m straight lineabout 4 min
Atlantic Way
Bus · W-bound · west
Coordinates & Location for EX39 1GY
Postcode
EX39 1GY
Coordinates
51.0405, -4.2354
Grid reference
SS433291
Easting
243,381
Northing
129,178
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3Q2QR7+6R
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
7:41 AM
Sunrise
6:23 PM
Sunset
10 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:23 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2007
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~19 years
Active Duration
2007 -> PresentApril 2007 — Introduced
Postcode EX39 1GY introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01034640 and MSOA E02004221 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11541
Present — Active
Postcode EX39 1GY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2007
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~19 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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