EX38 7NB Torridge
Live postcode, introduced July 1983. Ward: Great Torrington. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rosemoor Road, Great Torrington: 51 addresses
- Hodges Walk, Great Torrington: 2 addresses
- Roscoff Close, Great Torrington: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Torridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,601 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,734 | £2,023 | £2,312 | £2,601 | £3,180 | £3,758 | £4,336 | £5,203 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (38% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Off Calf Street/Juries Lane, Calf Street, Torrington: up to 8 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Land Off Calf Street/Juries Lane, Calf Street, Torrington: up to 8 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Former Torrington Highways Depot, Gas Lane, Torrington: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 54 addresses are between 73 m and 85 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km |
| Umberleigh 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Portsmouth Arms 600 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Burwood Road Great Torrington | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bideford Ferry Landing | 8.9 km |
| Car parks | School Ln Parking | 860 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 9.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 56.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 74.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Torrington Health Centre | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Torrington | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Hill Dental Practice | 520 m |
| Hospital | Torrington Hospital | 390 m |
| Police station | Torrington Police Station | 220 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Great Torrington New Road Cashzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rack Park 2,870 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Donnacroft Playing Field 5.1 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Market House, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m west. 77 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m west |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m west |
| 28, South Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m west |
| Palmer House Including Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m west |
| Great Torrington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 540 m south-west |
| Greenway Hill | Hill | 760 m south |
| Pettle's Brake | Wood | 870 m south-east |
| Week Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km east |
| Darracot Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Black Rock Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Rosemoor Road.