EX39 1HD postcode in Westward Ho!, Devon

EX39 1HD is a postcode in Westward Ho!, in the Westward Ho! 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 January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 28 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at EX39 1HD can get it Across Torridge: 60% Typical price £292,500 Homes sold in EX39 1, last 12 months. ▼ 5.6% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 11.9 km in a straight line

Where EX39 1HD is, and what is near it

Map of EX39 1HD and what is near it Map of EX39 1HD: its centre point, with the 333 other postcodes in the EX39 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX39 1AB: also in EX39 1EX39 1AE: also in EX39 1EX39 1AF: also in EX39 1EX39 1AG: also in EX39 1EX39 1AL: also in EX39 1EX39 1AN: also in EX39 1EX39 1AQ: also in EX39 1EX39 1AY: also in EX39 1EX39 1AZ: also in EX39 1EX39 1BB: also in EX39 1EX39 1BD: also in EX39 1EX39 1BE: also in EX39 1EX39 1BG: also in EX39 1EX39 1BH: also in EX39 1EX39 1BJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1BP: also in EX39 1EX39 1BQ: also in EX39 1EX39 1DP: also in EX39 1EX39 1DQ: also in EX39 1EX39 1DR: also in EX39 1EX39 1EB: also in EX39 1EX39 1EJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1EL: also in EX39 1EX39 1EN: also in EX39 1EX39 1EP: also in EX39 1EX39 1ER: also in EX39 1EX39 1ES: also in EX39 1EX39 1EW: also in EX39 1EX39 1EX: also in EX39 1EX39 1EY: also in EX39 1EX39 1EZ: also in EX39 1EX39 1FB: also in EX39 1EX39 1FD: also in EX39 1EX39 1FG: also in EX39 1EX39 1FH: also in EX39 1EX39 1FN: also in EX39 1EX39 1FZ: also in EX39 1EX39 1GU: also in EX39 1EX39 1GY: also in EX39 1EX39 1HA: also in EX39 1EX39 1HB: also in EX39 1EX39 1HG: also in EX39 1EX39 1HH: also in EX39 1EX39 1HJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1HL: also in EX39 1EX39 1HN: also in EX39 1EX39 1HP: also in EX39 1EX39 1HQ: also in EX39 1EX39 1HR: also in EX39 1EX39 1HS: also in EX39 1EX39 1HT: also in EX39 1EX39 1HU: also in EX39 1EX39 1HW: also in EX39 1EX39 1HX: also in EX39 1EX39 1HY: also in EX39 1EX39 1HZ: also in EX39 1EX39 1JA: also in EX39 1EX39 1JD: also in EX39 1EX39 1JG: also in EX39 1EX39 1JH: also in EX39 1EX39 1JJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1JL: also in EX39 1EX39 1JN: also in EX39 1EX39 1JP: also in EX39 1EX39 1JR: also in EX39 1EX39 1JW: also in EX39 1EX39 1LG: also in EX39 1EX39 1LH: also in EX39 1EX39 1LJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1LL: also in EX39 1EX39 1LN: also in EX39 1EX39 1LP: also in EX39 1EX39 1LQ: also in EX39 1EX39 1LR: also in EX39 1EX39 1LS: also in EX39 1EX39 1LW: also in EX39 1EX39 1LY: also in EX39 1EX39 1SP: also in EX39 1EX39 1SR: also in EX39 1EX39 1SS: also in EX39 1EX39 1ST: also in EX39 1EX39 1SW: also in EX39 1EX39 1SY: also in EX39 1EX39 1SZ: also in EX39 1EX39 1TA: also in EX39 1EX39 1TH: also in EX39 1EX39 1TJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1TN: also in EX39 1EX39 1TP: also in EX39 1EX39 1TQ: also in EX39 1EX39 1TR: also in EX39 1EX39 1TS: also in EX39 1EX39 1TW: also in EX39 1EX39 1TX: also in EX39 1EX39 1TY: also in EX39 1EX39 1UD: also in EX39 1EX39 1UG: also in EX39 1EX39 1UH: also in EX39 1EX39 1UJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1UL: also in EX39 1EX39 1UN: also in EX39 1EX39 1UP: also in EX39 1EX39 1UR: also in EX39 1EX39 1US: also in EX39 1EX39 1UW: also in EX39 1EX39 1WF: also in EX39 1EX39 1WG: also in EX39 1EX39 1WJ: also in EX39 1EX39 1XN: also in EX39 1EX39 1XR: also in EX39 1EX39 1XW: also in EX39 1EX39 1XX: also in EX39 1EX39 1XY: also in EX39 1 2 schools, 2.6–3.1 kmBarnstaple station 11.9 kmWestward Ho! EX39 1HD Map of EX39 1HD and what is near it Map of EX39 1HD: its centre point, with the 333 other postcodes in the EX39 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 2.6–3.1 kmBarnstaple station 11.9 kmAppledore EX39 1HD
  • EX39 1HD
  • Other postcodes in EX39 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.0434, longitude -4.2255)

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 EX39 1HD?

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 EX39 1HD?

Every home and business at EX39 1HD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX39 1HD 100% Torridge 60%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX39 1HD 100% Torridge 87%
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 EX39 1HD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX39 1HD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EX39 1HD 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 EX39 1HD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 28 homes and businesses at EX39 1HD. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.

28 homes and businesses at EX39 1HD Low: 1Very low: 1Not in an area at risk: 26

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 EX39 1HD: 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 EX39 1HD 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 EX39 1HD?

Homes in EX39 1 sold for a typical £292,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 125 sales, down 5.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£292,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £412,475 54 sales
  • Semi-detached £275,000 12 sales
  • Terraced £261,500 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £151,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole EX39 district: a typical £265,000 from 478 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 EX39 1HD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX39 1HD 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

Food hygiene ratings at EX39 1HD

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at EX39 1HD. 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 EX39 1HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,200 homes in the neighbourhood around EX39 1HD. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (28%). 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 EX39 1HD

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.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 200 (17%)£1,734
Band Babout 200 (17%)£2,023
Band Cabout 450 (38%)£2,312
Band Dabout 200 (17%)£2,601
Band Eabout 110 (9%)£3,180
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,758
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,336
Band Hwithheld£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 26% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 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 EX39 1HD is in (ONS area E01020299), 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 EX39 1HD?

The nearest open schools to EX39 1HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX39 1HD, 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 EX39 1HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX39 1HD is Barnstaple Rail Station, 11.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 11.9 kmDrive
  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 14.4 kmDrive

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kingsley Park, 21 m away.

More stations near EX39 1HD, 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 EX39 1HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX39 1HD, 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 EX39 1HD?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX39 1HD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 kmCycle

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 EX39 1HD?

The nearest to the centre of EX39 1HD, 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 EX39 1HD?

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 EX39 1HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX39 1HD, 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 EX39 1HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX39 1HD, 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 EX39 1HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX39 1HD 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 EX39 1HD in a conservation area?

The centre of EX39 1HD 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 EX39 1HD?

Police.uk records 40 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX39 1HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Public order2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: theft from the person 1, other crime 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 EX39 1HD

Ward
Westward Ho!
Parish
Northam
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Westward Ho!
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

EX39 1XW70 mEX39 1UN70 mEX39 1XN80 mEX39 1UR120 mEX39 1TN140 mEX39 1FG150 m
All of EX39

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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