EX39 3EF postcode in Bideford, Devon

EX39 3EF is a postcode in Bideford, in the Bideford West 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 100% of homes and businesses at EX39 3EF can get it Across Torridge: 60% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in EX39 3, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 12.8 km in a straight line

Where EX39 3EF is, and what is near it

Map of EX39 3EF and what is near it Map of EX39 3EF: its centre point, with the 257 other postcodes in the EX39 3 sector, 3 schools (1 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 21 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX39 3AA: also in EX39 3EX39 3AB: also in EX39 3EX39 3AF: also in EX39 3EX39 3AG: also in EX39 3EX39 3AH: also in EX39 3EX39 3AJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3AL: also in EX39 3EX39 3AN: also in EX39 3EX39 3AP: also in EX39 3EX39 3AQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3AR: also in EX39 3EX39 3AS: also in EX39 3EX39 3AU: also in EX39 3EX39 3AW: also in EX39 3EX39 3AX: also in EX39 3EX39 3AY: also in EX39 3EX39 3AZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3BA: also in EX39 3EX39 3BB: also in EX39 3EX39 3BG: also in EX39 3EX39 3BH: also in EX39 3EX39 3BJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3BL: also in EX39 3EX39 3BN: also in EX39 3EX39 3BP: also in EX39 3EX39 3BQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3BS: also in EX39 3EX39 3BU: also in EX39 3EX39 3BW: also in EX39 3EX39 3BX: also in EX39 3EX39 3BY: also in EX39 3EX39 3BZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3DA: also in EX39 3EX39 3DE: also in EX39 3EX39 3DF: also in EX39 3EX39 3DG: also in EX39 3EX39 3DH: also in EX39 3EX39 3DJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3DL: also in EX39 3EX39 3DN: also in EX39 3EX39 3DP: also in EX39 3EX39 3DQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3DR: also in EX39 3EX39 3DS: also in EX39 3EX39 3DT: also in EX39 3EX39 3DW: also in EX39 3EX39 3DY: also in EX39 3EX39 3DZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3EA: also in EX39 3EX39 3EB: also in EX39 3EX39 3ED: also in EX39 3EX39 3EE: also in EX39 3EX39 3EG: also in EX39 3EX39 3EH: also in EX39 3EX39 3EJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3EL: also in EX39 3EX39 3EN: also in EX39 3EX39 3EP: also in EX39 3EX39 3EQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3ER: also in EX39 3EX39 3ES: also in EX39 3EX39 3ET: also in EX39 3EX39 3EU: also in EX39 3EX39 3EW: also in EX39 3EX39 3EZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3FB: also in EX39 3EX39 3FE: also in EX39 3EX39 3FF: also in EX39 3EX39 3FJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3FP: also in EX39 3EX39 3FS: also in EX39 3EX39 3FU: also in EX39 3EX39 3GA: also in EX39 3EX39 3HA: also in EX39 3EX39 3HB: also in EX39 3EX39 3HD: also in EX39 3EX39 3HE: also in EX39 3EX39 3HF: also in EX39 3EX39 3HH: also in EX39 3EX39 3HL: also in EX39 3EX39 3JP: also in EX39 3EX39 3JR: also in EX39 3EX39 3JU: also in EX39 3EX39 3JY: also in EX39 3EX39 3PE: also in EX39 3EX39 3PZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3QS: also in EX39 3EX39 3QX: also in EX39 3EX39 3QZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3RA: also in EX39 3EX39 3RB: also in EX39 3EX39 3RF: also in EX39 3EX39 3RG: also in EX39 3EX39 3SW: also in EX39 3EX39 3SX: also in EX39 3EX39 3SZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3TA: also in EX39 3EX39 3TB: also in EX39 3EX39 3TD: also in EX39 3EX39 3TE: also in EX39 3EX39 3TF: also in EX39 3EX39 3TG: also in EX39 3EX39 3TH: also in EX39 3EX39 3TJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3TL: also in EX39 3EX39 3TP: also in EX39 3 2 places, 750 m–2.7 kmWooda Surgery 1.4 kmBideford North EX39 3EF Map of EX39 3EF and what is near it Map of EX39 3EF: its centre point, with the 257 other postcodes in the EX39 3 sector, 3 schools (1 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 21 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 750 m–2.7 kmBideford North EX39 3EF
  • EX39 3EF
  • Other postcodes in EX39 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 21 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 51.0142, longitude -4.2199)

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 3EF?

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 3EF?

Every home and business at EX39 3EF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX39 3EF 100% Torridge 60%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX39 3EF 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 3EF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX39 3EF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EX39 3EF 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 3EF 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 3EF.

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 3EF: 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 3EF 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 3EF?

Homes in EX39 3 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 149 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£268,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £365,000 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 57 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £140,000 9 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 3EF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in EX39 3EF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 February 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 EX39 3EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around EX39 3EF. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (36%). 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 3EF

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 £2,312 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,734.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (66%)£1,734
Band Babout 220 (26%)£2,023
Band Cabout 70 (8%)£2,312
Band Dwithheld£2,601
Band Ewithheld£3,180
Band Ffewer than 5£3,758
Band Gfewer than 5£4,336
Band Hfewer than 5£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 EX39 3EF is in (ONS area E01020285), 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 3EF?

The nearest open schools to EX39 3EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX39 3EF, 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 3EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX39 3EF is Barnstaple Rail Station, 12.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 12.8 kmDrive
  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 13.7 kmDrive

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

21 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Leigh Road, 81 m away.

More stations near EX39 3EF, 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 3EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX39 3EF, 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 3EF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX39 3EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 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 3EF?

The nearest to the centre of EX39 3EF, 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 3EF?

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 3EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX39 3EF, 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 3EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX39 3EF, 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 3EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX39 3EF 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 3EF in a conservation area?

The centre of EX39 3EF 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 3EF?

Police.uk records 134 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX39 3EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences55 reports
Shoplifting31 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Other theft9 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Public order6 reports

Also: burglary 4, other crime 3, vehicle crime 2, drugs 2, 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 3EF

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

EX39 3ED70 mEX39 3EG70 mEX39 3EQ70 mEX39 3DZ140 mEX39 3EB150 mEX39 3AY180 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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