EX21 5RF postcode in Torridge, Devon
EX21 5RF 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.
Where EX21 5RF is, and what is near it
- EX21 5RF
- Other postcodes in EX21 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 1 railway station
- 3 GP practices
- 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 50.8920, longitude -4.2230)
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 5RF?
- TorridgeDistrict council Torridge: bins, council tax, planning
- DevonCounty council Devon: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around EX21 5RF Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Devon & CornwallPolice force area
- Torridge and TavistockParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Sir Geoffrey Cox
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 5RF?
18% of the homes and businesses at EX21 5RF cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.
Torridge: 60%
Torridge: 87%
The line marks the figure across Torridge.
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 5RF?
BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX21 5RF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for EX21 5RF on BinDayBuddySource: 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 5RF 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 5RF.
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 5RF: 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 5RF 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 5RF?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 5RF
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in EX21 5RF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 May 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
What council tax band are homes near EX21 5RF?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around EX21 5RF. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 C, the most common, is £2,312.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 60 (6%) | £1,734 |
| Band B | about 140 (15%) | £2,023 |
| Band C | about 250 (27%) | £2,312 |
| Band D | about 240 (26%) | £2,601 |
| Band E | about 190 (20%) | £3,180 |
| Band F | about 40 (4%) | £3,758 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £4,336 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,203 |
When the homes were built
- 34% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 4% 1919 to 1939
- 6% 1945 to 1964
- 12% 1965 to 1982
- 13% 1983 to 1999
- 18% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- 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 5RF is in (ONS area E01020301), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 5RF?
The nearest open schools to EX21 5RF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 5RF?
The nearest railway station to the centre of EX21 5RF is Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station, 19.6 km away in a straight line.
- Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 19.6 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near EX21 5RF, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near EX21 5RF?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX21 5RF, 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.
- Black Torrington Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2025 · Phone 01409 231628 7.8 kmDrive
- Castle Gardens Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 07805 623222 8.8 kmDrive
- Torrington Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01805 622247 8.9 kmDrive
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 5RF?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of EX21 5RF 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near EX21 5RF?
The nearest to the centre of EX21 5RF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Torrington Dental Practice Phone 01805 623657 8.6 kmDrive
- Mydentist - Castle Hill - Torrington Phone 01805 625837 8.9 kmDrive
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 EX21 5RF?
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.
- Stratton Hospital Phone 01726 627561 21.8 kmDrive
- Okehampton Community Hospital 23.0 kmDrive
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 EX21 5RF?
The nearest vets to the centre of EX21 5RF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Torbridge Veterinary Group 8.9 kmDrive
- North Park Veterinary Group 13.3 kmDrive
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 5RF in a conservation area?
The centre of EX21 5RF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
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 5RF?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of EX21 5RF in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for EX21 5RF
- Ward
- Shebbear & Langtree
- Parish
- Shebbear
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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