EX39 2LY Torridge
Live postcode, introduced April 1986. Ward: Hartland. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 58 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 17 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 2 addresses
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- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
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- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Torridge: 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 C (27% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 station | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 43.4 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Lundy Island Ferry Landing | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 84.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 95.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Bideford Hospital | 35.8 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 87% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Unnamed street.