EX39 3GU Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Torridge) | Sipuha

Secondary schools near you, with last year's furthest distance offered

1
Bideford College
Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 45.7
Every applicant was offered a place in 2026.

Primary nearby

St Helen's Church of England School · Good · 0.55 mi

Devon · Sep 2026 entry. Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

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At a glance

Around average · 4.7 per 1k

EX39 3 sector median · 141 sales against 214 · -10.3% on the prior year

Least deprived 30–40%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Barnstaple Rail Station
Rail
14.6 km straight lineabout 183 min
Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
Rail
15.4 km straight lineabout 192 min
Umberleigh Rail Station
Rail
18.3 km straight lineabout 229 min

Bus stops

Affinity Devon Outlet
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
369 m straight lineabout 5 min
Lidl
Bus · nr · east
753 m straight lineabout 9 min
Lidl
Bus · opp · west
753 m straight lineabout 9 min
Church
Bus · nr · south-west
903 m straight lineabout 11 min
Church
Bus · opp · north-east
919 m straight lineabout 11 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · EX39 3

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · EX39 3 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 141 sales

EX39 3GU has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the EX39 3 sector.

Average price

£271,710

Median price: £245,000

Median -10.3% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 141 sales

View district EX39

Recent sale price trend

Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 6 sales · avg £218,000

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£310k£261k£211k

Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26

£150,000 · 2026-09-18 · Terraced · Freehold

EX39 3HZ

£168,000 · 2026-09-15 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

EX39 3QH

£215,000 · 2026-09-07 · Terraced · Freehold

EX39 3JL

£140,000 · 2026-09-07 · Terraced · Freehold

EX39 3BS

£385,000 · 2026-09-02 · Terraced · Freehold

EX39 3BY

£250,000 · 2026-09-01 · Semi-detached · Freehold

EX39 3HW

£190,000 · 2026-08-28 · Terraced · Freehold

EX39 3GA

£160,000 · 2026-08-18 · Terraced · Freehold

EX39 3DT

£305,000 · 2026-08-14 · Detached · Freehold

EX39 3QX

£148,000 · 2026-08-14 · Terraced · Freehold

EX39 3DT

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near EX39 3GU

England & Wales

Crime trends · near EX39 3GU

Counts are for Bideford South 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)Oct '24 – Sep '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

8

YoY —

1791

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

ASB

1

YoY -91%

1160

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Vehicle Crime

0

YoY —

320

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Burglary

0

YoY —

630

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Criminal damage

2

YoY —

420

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Other recorded crime

7

YoY —

21122

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

1 of 1 key categories improving

18

incidents · Sep '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Torridge 004 (E02004223)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £43,780
Disposable (net) annual household income: £35,592
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £32,970
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £31,536

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,455

White Brit.96.4%

Other White1.5%

White Irish0.5%

Other Asian0.4%

White & Asian0.4%

+ 7 other groups · 0.7%

Religion

Total residents: 2,454

No religion47.3%

Christian46.0%

Not answered6.1%

Other religion0.3%

Hindu0.2%

+ 2 other religions · 0.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,453

50–6419.3%

35–4915.6%

25–3414.6%

65–7413.4%

75–848.0%

+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%

Households

Total households: 1,095

One person: aged 66+16.7%

Single family household, all members 66+13.2%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%

One person: other12.3%

+ 8 other households · 32.1%

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.

21067

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 21067 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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around EX39 3GU

Other postcode pages in the same local area as EX39 3GU.

EX39 2BY EX39 3BE EX39 3BG EX39 3BP EX39 3BT EX39 3BU EX39 3BY EX39 3BZ EX39 3DA EX39 3DE EX39 3DF EX39 3DG EX39 3DH EX39 3DJ EX39 3DL EX39 3DN EX39 3DP EX39 3DQ EX39 3DR EX39 3DS EX39 3DU EX39 3DW EX39 3DX EX39 3DY

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EX39 3GU

England

Country

Torridge

Local Authority

Devon

Bideford South

Ward

Bideford

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

EX39 3GU

Coordinates

51.0081, -4.2440

Grid reference

SS426255

Easting

242,667

Northing

125,591

Region

South West

Plus Code

9C3Q2Q54+69

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Travel to Work

Bideford

ITL Region

Torridge

Administrative Information

Torridge

Local Authority

Council Area

Torridge and Tavistock E14001552

Constituency

E14001552

Devon & Cornwall

Police Force

England

Ward

Bideford South

Constituency code

E14001552

EU Electoral Region

South West

Parish

Bideford

International Territorial Level

Torridge

Health & NHS

Peninsula

Cancer Alliance

National

NHS Region

South West

Integrated Care Board

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board

Sub ICB Location

NHS Devon ICB - 15N

Cancer Alliance

Peninsula

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Torridge 004D E01020283

E01020283

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Torridge 004 E02004223

E02004223

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Torridge 004D E01020283

E01020283

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Torridge 004 E02004223

E02004223

Urban: 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

7:19 AM

Sunrise

4:42 PM

Sunset

9 hours 23 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:19 AM

Sunset (today)

4:42 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 23 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

March 2026

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

Active

Active Duration

2026 -> Present

March 2026 — Introduced

Postcode EX39 3GU introduced by Royal Mail.

Present — Active

Postcode EX39 3GU is currently active and in use.

First introduced

March 2026

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

Active

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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