EX38 7DF postcode in Great Torrington, Devon

EX38 7DF is a postcode in Great Torrington, in the Great Torrington 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 June 1998.

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 can get it. Torridge: 60% Typical price £259,500 Homes sold in EX38 7, last 12 months. ▲ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Chapelton (Devon) 9.9 km in a straight line

Where EX38 7DF is, and what is near it

Map of EX38 7DF and what is near it Map of EX38 7DF: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the EX38 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX38 7AS: also in EX38 7EX38 7AT: also in EX38 7EX38 7BB: also in EX38 7EX38 7BE: also in EX38 7EX38 7BG: also in EX38 7EX38 7BH: also in EX38 7EX38 7BJ: also in EX38 7EX38 7BL: also in EX38 7EX38 7BN: also in EX38 7EX38 7BP: also in EX38 7EX38 7BQ: also in EX38 7EX38 7BR: also in EX38 7EX38 7BS: also in EX38 7EX38 7BT: also in EX38 7EX38 7BU: also in EX38 7EX38 7BW: also in EX38 7EX38 7BX: also in EX38 7EX38 7BY: also in EX38 7EX38 7DA: also in EX38 7EX38 7DB: also in EX38 7EX38 7DD: also in EX38 7EX38 7DE: also in EX38 7EX38 7DG: also in EX38 7EX38 7DH: also in EX38 7EX38 7DJ: also in EX38 7EX38 7DL: also in EX38 7EX38 7DN: also in EX38 7EX38 7DP: also in EX38 7EX38 7DQ: also in EX38 7EX38 7DR: also in EX38 7EX38 7DS: also in EX38 7EX38 7DT: also in EX38 7EX38 7DW: also in EX38 7EX38 7DX: also in EX38 7EX38 7DY: also in EX38 7EX38 7ED: also in EX38 7EX38 7EE: also in EX38 7EX38 7EL: also in EX38 7EX38 7ES: also in EX38 7EX38 7HP: also in EX38 7EX38 7HR: also in EX38 7EX38 7HT: also in EX38 7EX38 7LG: also in EX38 7EX38 7LQ: also in EX38 7EX38 7NA: also in EX38 7EX38 7NB: also in EX38 7EX38 7ND: also in EX38 7EX38 7NE: also in EX38 7EX38 7NF: also in EX38 7EX38 7NG: also in EX38 7EX38 7NH: also in EX38 7EX38 7NJ: also in EX38 7EX38 7NL: also in EX38 7EX38 7NN: also in EX38 7EX38 7NP: also in EX38 7EX38 7NQ: also in EX38 7EX38 7NR: also in EX38 7EX38 7NS: also in EX38 7EX38 7NU: also in EX38 7EX38 7NW: also in EX38 7EX38 7NX: also in EX38 7EX38 7NZ: also in EX38 7EX38 7PA: also in EX38 7 School 5.0 kmWooda Surgery 8.4 kmChapelton (Devon) station 9.9 kmUmberleigh station 11.2 kmGreat Torrington EX38 7DF Map of EX38 7DF and what is near it Map of EX38 7DF: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the EX38 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 5.0 kmGreat Torrington EX38 7DF
  • EX38 7DF
  • Other postcodes in EX38 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 50.9566, longitude -4.1298)

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 EX38 7DF?

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 EX38 7DF?

Every home and business at EX38 7DF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Torridge: 60%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Torridge: 87%

The line marks the figure across Torridge.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 EX38 7DF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX38 7DF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EX38 7DF 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 EX38 7DF 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 EX38 7DF.

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 EX38 7DF: 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 EX38 7DF 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 EX38 7DF?

Homes in EX38 7 sold for a typical £259,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 56 sales, up 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£259,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£240,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 14 sales
  • Terraced £202,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole EX38 district: a typical £247,500 from 109 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 EX38 7DF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in EX38 7DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 February 2026. 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 EX38 7DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around EX38 7DF. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (47%). 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 EX38 7DF

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 £3,180 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,312.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (16%)£1,734
Band Babout 180 (31%)£2,023
Band Cabout 200 (34%)£2,312
Band Dabout 90 (16%)£2,601
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,180
Band Fwithheld£3,758
Band Gfewer than 5£4,336
Band Hfewer than 5£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. 47% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 EX38 7DF is in (ONS area E01020306), 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 EX38 7DF?

The nearest open schools to EX38 7DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX38 7DF, 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 EX38 7DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX38 7DF is Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station, 9.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 9.9 kmDrive
  • Umberleigh Rail Station Railway station 11.2 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Dartington Fields, 140 m away.

More stations near EX38 7DF, 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 EX38 7DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX38 7DF, 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 EX38 7DF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX38 7DF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 50 chargers 1.2 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near EX38 7DF?

The nearest to the centre of EX38 7DF, 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 EX38 7DF?

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 EX38 7DF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX38 7DF, 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 pharmacies are near EX38 7DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX38 7DF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EX38 7DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX38 7DF 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 EX38 7DF in a conservation area?

The centre of EX38 7DF 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 EX38 7DF?

Police.uk records 29 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX38 7DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: drugs 1.

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 EX38 7DF

Ward
Great Torrington
Parish
Great Torrington
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Great Torrington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
June 1998

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

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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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