EX39 2NW postcode in Bideford, Devon

EX39 2NW is a postcode in Bideford, in the Bideford North 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 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 62% of homes and businesses at EX39 2NW can get it Across Torridge: 60% Typical price £225,000 Homes sold in EX39 2, last 12 months. ▲ 15.4% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 11.8 km in a straight line

Where EX39 2NW is, and what is near it

Map of EX39 2NW and what is near it Map of EX39 2NW: its centre point, with the 155 other postcodes in the EX39 2 sector, 3 schools (1 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), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX39 2AA: also in EX39 2EX39 2AD: also in EX39 2EX39 2AG: also in EX39 2EX39 2AH: also in EX39 2EX39 2AN: also in EX39 2EX39 2AR: also in EX39 2EX39 2AS: also in EX39 2EX39 2AT: also in EX39 2EX39 2AU: also in EX39 2EX39 2AY: also in EX39 2EX39 2AZ: also in EX39 2EX39 2BA: also in EX39 2EX39 2BD: also in EX39 2EX39 2BG: also in EX39 2EX39 2BH: also in EX39 2EX39 2BJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2BL: also in EX39 2EX39 2BN: also in EX39 2EX39 2BP: also in EX39 2EX39 2BQ: also in EX39 2EX39 2BR: also in EX39 2EX39 2BS: also in EX39 2EX39 2BT: also in EX39 2EX39 2BU: also in EX39 2EX39 2BW: also in EX39 2EX39 2BX: also in EX39 2EX39 2BY: also in EX39 2EX39 2DA: also in EX39 2EX39 2DB: also in EX39 2EX39 2DE: also in EX39 2EX39 2DF: also in EX39 2EX39 2DG: also in EX39 2EX39 2DH: also in EX39 2EX39 2DJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2DL: also in EX39 2EX39 2DN: also in EX39 2EX39 2DP: also in EX39 2EX39 2DQ: also in EX39 2EX39 2DR: also in EX39 2EX39 2DS: also in EX39 2EX39 2DT: also in EX39 2EX39 2DW: also in EX39 2EX39 2DX: also in EX39 2EX39 2DY: also in EX39 2EX39 2EA: also in EX39 2EX39 2EE: also in EX39 2EX39 2EF: also in EX39 2EX39 2EG: also in EX39 2EX39 2EH: also in EX39 2EX39 2EJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2EP: also in EX39 2EX39 2EQ: also in EX39 2EX39 2ET: also in EX39 2EX39 2EW: also in EX39 2EX39 2EX: also in EX39 2EX39 2EY: also in EX39 2EX39 2EZ: also in EX39 2EX39 2FA: also in EX39 2EX39 2HE: also in EX39 2EX39 2HF: also in EX39 2EX39 2HJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2HR: also in EX39 2EX39 2HS: also in EX39 2EX39 2HW: also in EX39 2EX39 2JD: also in EX39 2EX39 2JF: also in EX39 2EX39 2JG: also in EX39 2EX39 2JH: also in EX39 2EX39 2JJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2JL: also in EX39 2EX39 2JN: also in EX39 2EX39 2JR: also in EX39 2EX39 2JS: also in EX39 2EX39 2JT: also in EX39 2EX39 2JW: also in EX39 2EX39 2JX: also in EX39 2EX39 2JZ: also in EX39 2EX39 2LA: also in EX39 2EX39 2LB: also in EX39 2EX39 2LG: also in EX39 2EX39 2LH: also in EX39 2EX39 2LJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2LL: also in EX39 2EX39 2LN: also in EX39 2EX39 2LP: also in EX39 2EX39 2LQ: also in EX39 2EX39 2LR: also in EX39 2EX39 2LS: also in EX39 2EX39 2LT: also in EX39 2EX39 2LU: also in EX39 2EX39 2LW: also in EX39 2EX39 2NA: also in EX39 2EX39 2NB: also in EX39 2EX39 2ND: also in EX39 2EX39 2NE: also in EX39 2EX39 2NF: also in EX39 2EX39 2NG: also in EX39 2EX39 2NH: also in EX39 2EX39 2NJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2NL: also in EX39 2EX39 2NN: also in EX39 2EX39 2NP: also in EX39 2EX39 2NQ: also in EX39 2EX39 2NR: also in EX39 2EX39 2NT: also in EX39 2EX39 2NZ: also in EX39 2EX39 2PF: also in EX39 2EX39 2PH: also in EX39 2EX39 2PL: also in EX39 2EX39 2PN: also in EX39 2EX39 2PS: also in EX39 2EX39 2PT: also in EX39 2EX39 2PW: also in EX39 2EX39 2PY: also in EX39 2EX39 2PZ: also in EX39 2EX39 2QA: also in EX39 2EX39 2QB: also in EX39 2EX39 2QE: also in EX39 2EX39 2QG: also in EX39 2EX39 2QH: also in EX39 2EX39 2QJ: also in EX39 2EX39 2QL: also in EX39 2EX39 2QN: also in EX39 2EX39 2QQ: also in EX39 2EX39 2QT: also in EX39 2EX39 2QW: also in EX39 2EX39 2RS: also in EX39 2EX39 2XX: also in EX39 2 Bideford College 950 mNortham Surgery 2.0 kmBarnstaple station 11.8 kmChapelton (Devon) station 12.9 kmBideford EX39 2NW Map of EX39 2NW and what is near it Map of EX39 2NW: its centre point, with the 155 other postcodes in the EX39 2 sector, 3 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), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bideford College 950 mNortham Surgery 2.0 kmBideford North EX39 2NW
  • EX39 2NW
  • Other postcodes in EX39 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.0202, longitude -4.2087)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX39 2NW?

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 2NW?

Every home and business at EX39 2NW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 62% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX39 2NW 62% Torridge 60%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX39 2NW 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 2NW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX39 2NW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EX39 2NW 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 2NW 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 EX39 2NW.

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 2NW: 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 2NW 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 2NW?

Homes in EX39 2 sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 15.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£225,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£195,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 15.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £369,950 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,250 6 sales
  • Terraced £182,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 8 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 2NW

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in EX39 2NW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 June 2025. The middle sale was £151,000, from £150,000 to £195,000. Across EX39 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £225,000. 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 EX39 2NW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,370 homes in the neighbourhood around EX39 2NW. Over half of them (78%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (71%). 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 2NW

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 £2,601 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,734.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,070 (78%)£1,734
Band Babout 240 (18%)£2,023
Band Cabout 40 (3%)£2,312
Band Dabout 20 (1%)£2,601
Band Ewithheld£3,180
Band Fwithheld£3,758
Band Gfewer than 5£4,336
Band Hwithheld£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 71% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 2NW is in (ONS area E01020280), 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 2NW?

The nearest open schools to EX39 2NW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX39 2NW, 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 2NW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX39 2NW is Barnstaple Rail Station, 11.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 11.8 kmDrive
  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 12.9 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kingsley Road, 187 m away.

More stations near EX39 2NW, 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 2NW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX39 2NW, 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 2NW?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX39 2NW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk

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 2NW?

The nearest to the centre of EX39 2NW, 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 2NW?

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 2NW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX39 2NW, 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 2NW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX39 2NW, 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 2NW?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX39 2NW 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 2NW in a conservation area?

The centre of EX39 2NW 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 EX39 2NW?

Police.uk records 138 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX39 2NW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences57 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Other theft12 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Public order5 reports

Also: burglary 4, vehicle crime 4, drugs 3, other crime 3, robbery 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 2NW

Ward
Bideford North
Parish
Bideford
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bideford
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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Nearby postcodes

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

EX39 2NT40 mEX39 2ND40 mEX39 2NR60 mEX39 2NF80 mEX39 2NN90 mEX39 2NL100 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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