EX19 8WH postcode in Winkleigh, Devon

EX19 8WH is a postcode in Winkleigh, in the Winkleigh ward of Torridge. It is in the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since November 2015. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £308,750 Homes sold in EX19 8, last 12 months. ▼ 1.2% on the year before Nearest school Winkleigh Primary School 250 m in a straight line Nearest station Eggesford 6.1 km in a straight line

Where EX19 8WH is, and what is near it

Map of EX19 8WH and what is near it Map of EX19 8WH: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the EX19 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. EX19 8BX: also in EX19 8EX19 8DB: also in EX19 8EX19 8DE: also in EX19 8EX19 8HD: also in EX19 8EX19 8HE: also in EX19 8EX19 8HF: also in EX19 8EX19 8HG: also in EX19 8EX19 8HH: also in EX19 8EX19 8HJ: also in EX19 8EX19 8HL: also in EX19 8EX19 8HN: also in EX19 8EX19 8HP: also in EX19 8EX19 8HQ: also in EX19 8EX19 8HR: also in EX19 8EX19 8HS: also in EX19 8EX19 8HT: also in EX19 8EX19 8HU: also in EX19 8EX19 8HW: also in EX19 8EX19 8HX: also in EX19 8EX19 8HY: also in EX19 8EX19 8HZ: also in EX19 8EX19 8JA: also in EX19 8EX19 8JB: also in EX19 8EX19 8JD: also in EX19 8EX19 8JE: also in EX19 8EX19 8JF: also in EX19 8EX19 8JG: also in EX19 8EX19 8JH: also in EX19 8EX19 8JJ: also in EX19 8EX19 8JL: also in EX19 8EX19 8JN: also in EX19 8EX19 8JQ: also in EX19 8EX19 8JU: also in EX19 8EX19 8JX: also in EX19 8EX19 8JY: also in EX19 8EX19 8UA: also in EX19 8EX19 8UB: also in EX19 8EX19 8WE: also in EX19 8 Acorn School 950 mEggesford station 6.1 kmSchool 6.8 kmGP 8.2 kmWinkleigh EX19 8WH Map of EX19 8WH and what is near it Map of EX19 8WH: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the EX19 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Eggesford station 6.1 kmTwo Rivers & Three Moors EX19 8WH
  • EX19 8WH
  • Other postcodes in EX19 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8558, longitude -3.9455)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX19 8WH?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EX19 8WH?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for EX19 8WH. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EX19 8WH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX19 8WH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EX19 8WH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EX19 8WH.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Torridge

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EX19 8WH: 656 properties in Torridge are at high risk (1.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Torridge

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EX19 8WH is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EX19 8WH?

Homes in EX19 8 sold for a typical £308,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£308,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£312,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £175,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole EX19 district: a typical £308,750 from 46 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EX19 8WH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX19 8WH from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX19 8WH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,180 homes in the neighbourhood around EX19 8WH. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EX19 8WH

Band D in Torridge for 2026‑27: £2,601. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,734 (band A) to £4,336 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,601.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (15%)£1,734
Band Babout 220 (19%)£2,023
Band Cabout 230 (19%)£2,312
Band Dabout 290 (25%)£2,601
Band Eabout 180 (15%)£3,180
Band Fabout 60 (5%)£3,758
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,336
Band Hfewer than 5£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

Averages for Torridge before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EX19 8WH is in (ONS area E01020311), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EX19 8WH?

The nearest open schools to EX19 8WH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX19 8WH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EX19 8WH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX19 8WH is Eggesford Rail Station, 6.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Eggesford Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
  • Kings Nympton Rail Station Railway station 9.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Shelter, 185 m away.

More stations near EX19 8WH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EX19 8WH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX19 8WH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

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Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EX19 8WH?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of EX19 8WH on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EX19 8WH?

The nearest to the centre of EX19 8WH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EX19 8WH?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near EX19 8WH?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX19 8WH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EX19 8WH in a conservation area?

The centre of EX19 8WH is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EX19 8WH?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX19 8WH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EX19 8WH

Ward
Winkleigh
Parish
Winkleigh
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Winkleigh
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
November 2015

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

EX19 8WE0 mEX19 8HL40 mEX19 8HU40 mEX19 8HQ50 mEX19 8UB50 mEX19 8HN60 m
All of EX19

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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