EX21 5NL postcode in Torridge, Devon

EX21 5NL is a postcode in Torridge, in the Shebbear & Langtree ward. It is in the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at EX21 5NL can get it Across Torridge: 60% Typical price £320,000 Homes sold in EX21 5, last 12 months. ▲ 9.9% on the year before Nearest station Okehampton 15.8 km in a straight line

Where EX21 5NL is, and what is near it

Map of EX21 5NL and what is near it Map of EX21 5NL: its centre point, with the 283 other postcodes in the EX21 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. EX21 5BW: also in EX21 5EX21 5ED: also in EX21 5EX21 5EE: also in EX21 5EX21 5HQ: also in EX21 5EX21 5HR: also in EX21 5EX21 5HS: also in EX21 5EX21 5HU: also in EX21 5EX21 5HX: also in EX21 5EX21 5LE: also in EX21 5EX21 5LF: also in EX21 5EX21 5LN: also in EX21 5EX21 5LP: also in EX21 5EX21 5LQ: also in EX21 5EX21 5LR: also in EX21 5EX21 5LS: also in EX21 5EX21 5LY: also in EX21 5EX21 5LZ: also in EX21 5EX21 5NA: also in EX21 5EX21 5NB: also in EX21 5EX21 5ND: also in EX21 5EX21 5NE: also in EX21 5EX21 5NF: also in EX21 5EX21 5NG: also in EX21 5EX21 5NH: also in EX21 5EX21 5NJ: also in EX21 5EX21 5NN: also in EX21 5EX21 5NP: also in EX21 5EX21 5NQ: also in EX21 5EX21 5NR: also in EX21 5EX21 5NS: also in EX21 5EX21 5NU: also in EX21 5EX21 5NW: also in EX21 5EX21 5NX: also in EX21 5EX21 5NY: also in EX21 5EX21 5PB: also in EX21 5EX21 5PD: also in EX21 5EX21 5PE: also in EX21 5EX21 5PR: also in EX21 5EX21 5PS: also in EX21 5EX21 5PT: also in EX21 5EX21 5PU: also in EX21 5EX21 5PX: also in EX21 5EX21 5PY: also in EX21 5EX21 5PZ: also in EX21 5EX21 5QA: also in EX21 5EX21 5QB: also in EX21 5EX21 5QD: also in EX21 5EX21 5QE: also in EX21 5EX21 5QF: also in EX21 5EX21 5QG: also in EX21 5EX21 5QH: also in EX21 5EX21 5QQ: also in EX21 5 2 schools, 4.9 kmSampford Courtenay station 15.9 kmBroadheath EX21 5NL Map of EX21 5NL and what is near it Map of EX21 5NL: its centre point, with the 283 other postcodes in the EX21 5 sector, 4 schools (3 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.3–2.4 km2 schools, 4.9 kmBroadheath EX21 5NL
  • EX21 5NL
  • Other postcodes in EX21 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • 2 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 50.8364, longitude -4.1496)

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 EX21 5NL?

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 EX21 5NL?

Every home and business at EX21 5NL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX21 5NL 0% Torridge 60%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX21 5NL 100% Torridge 87%
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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 EX21 5NL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX21 5NL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EX21 5NL on BinDayBuddy

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 EX21 5NL 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 EX21 5NL.

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 EX21 5NL: 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 EX21 5NL 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 EX21 5NL?

Homes in EX21 5 sold for a typical £320,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, up 9.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£320,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£291,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £427,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £248,750 8 sales
  • Terraced £187,000 12 sales

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

Across the whole EX21 district: a typical £320,000 from 44 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 EX21 5NL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in EX21 5NL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at EX21 5NL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at EX21 5NL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX21 5NL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around EX21 5NL. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). 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 EX21 5NL

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 110 (13%)£1,734
Band Babout 110 (13%)£2,023
Band Cabout 140 (17%)£2,312
Band Dabout 250 (30%)£2,601
Band Eabout 160 (19%)£3,180
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,758
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,336
Band Hwithheld£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 43% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 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 EX21 5NL is in (ONS area E01020289), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 EX21 5NL?

The nearest open schools to EX21 5NL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX21 5NL, 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 EX21 5NL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX21 5NL is Okehampton Rail Station, 15.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Okehampton Rail Station Railway station 15.8 kmDrive
  • Sampford Courtenay Rail Station Railway station 15.9 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Square, 106 m away.

More stations near EX21 5NL, 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 EX21 5NL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX21 5NL, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 EX21 5NL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of EX21 5NL 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which hospitals are nearest to EX21 5NL?

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 care homes are near EX21 5NL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX21 5NL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 EX21 5NL?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX21 5NL 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 EX21 5NL in a conservation area?

The centre of EX21 5NL 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 EX21 5NL?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX21 5NL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order2 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 EX21 5NL

Ward
Shebbear & Langtree
Parish
Sheepwash
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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.

EX21 5LY80 mEX21 5NE90 mEX21 5NB100 mEX21 5ND120 mEX21 5NA130 mEX21 5NW130 m
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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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