EX39 3PL postcode in Northam, Devon

EX39 3PL is a postcode in Northam, in the Northam 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 2 of 31 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 77% of homes and businesses can get it. Torridge: 60% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in EX39 3, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 11.8 km in a straight line

Where EX39 3PL is, and what is near it

Map of EX39 3PL and what is near it Map of EX39 3PL: its centre point, with the 257 other postcodes in the EX39 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX39 3BR: also in EX39 3EX39 3FA: also in EX39 3EX39 3FD: also in EX39 3EX39 3FN: also in EX39 3EX39 3FQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3GX: also in EX39 3EX39 3HP: also in EX39 3EX39 3HR: also in EX39 3EX39 3JT: also in EX39 3EX39 3LF: also in EX39 3EX39 3LG: also in EX39 3EX39 3LQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3NE: also in EX39 3EX39 3NF: also in EX39 3EX39 3NG: also in EX39 3EX39 3NH: also in EX39 3EX39 3NJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3NL: also in EX39 3EX39 3NN: also in EX39 3EX39 3NP: also in EX39 3EX39 3NQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3NR: also in EX39 3EX39 3NS: also in EX39 3EX39 3NT: also in EX39 3EX39 3NW: also in EX39 3EX39 3NX: also in EX39 3EX39 3NY: also in EX39 3EX39 3NZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3PA: also in EX39 3EX39 3PB: also in EX39 3EX39 3PD: also in EX39 3EX39 3PF: also in EX39 3EX39 3PG: also in EX39 3EX39 3PH: also in EX39 3EX39 3PJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3PN: also in EX39 3EX39 3PQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3PR: also in EX39 3EX39 3PS: also in EX39 3EX39 3PT: also in EX39 3EX39 3PU: also in EX39 3EX39 3PW: also in EX39 3EX39 3PX: also in EX39 3EX39 3QA: also in EX39 3EX39 3QB: also in EX39 3EX39 3QD: also in EX39 3EX39 3QE: also in EX39 3EX39 3QF: also in EX39 3EX39 3QG: also in EX39 3EX39 3QH: also in EX39 3EX39 3QJ: also in EX39 3EX39 3QQ: also in EX39 3EX39 3QR: also in EX39 3EX39 3RE: also in EX39 3EX39 3RZ: also in EX39 3EX39 3SA: also in EX39 3EX39 3SB: also in EX39 3EX39 3SD: also in EX39 3EX39 3SE: also in EX39 3EX39 3SL: also in EX39 3 2 schools, 1.4–2.0 kmWooda Surgery 2.2 kmBarnstaple station 11.8 kmChapelton (Devon) station 13.8 kmNorthamWestward Ho! EX39 3PL Map of EX39 3PL and what is near it Map of EX39 3PL: its centre point, with the 257 other postcodes in the EX39 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 schools, 1.4–2.0 kmBarnstaple station 11.8 kmNortham EX39 3PL
  • EX39 3PL
  • Other postcodes in EX39 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0335, longitude -4.2197)

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 3PL?

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 3PL?

91% of the homes and businesses at EX39 3PL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 77% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)77% can get it

Torridge: 60%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)91% 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 EX39 3PL?

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

Check the bin days for EX39 3PL 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 3PL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 31 homes and businesses at EX39 3PL. 2 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

31 homes and businesses at EX39 3PL Low: 2Not in an area at risk: 29

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 3PL: 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 3PL 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 3PL?

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 3PL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in EX39 3PL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 June 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 3PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,070 homes in the neighbourhood around EX39 3PL. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (27%). 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 3PL

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 140 (13%)£1,734
Band Babout 120 (11%)£2,023
Band Cabout 260 (24%)£2,312
Band Dabout 230 (21%)£2,601
Band Eabout 200 (19%)£3,180
Band Fabout 90 (8%)£3,758
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,336
Band Hfewer than 5£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 25% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 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 3PL is in (ONS area E01020298), 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 3PL?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX39 3PL 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 13.8 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 EX39 3PL, 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 3PL?

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

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 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 3PL?

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

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 3PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX39 3PL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Warren Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01237 476932 450 mWalk
  • Northam Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01237 424151 550 mWalk
  • Acorn Manor Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01237 423121 650 mWalk

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 3PL?

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

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

The centre of EX39 3PL 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 3PL?

Police.uk records 57 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX39 3PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order3 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, other crime 2, shoplifting 1, theft from the person 1, 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 3PL

Ward
Northam
Parish
Northam
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Northam
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 3QD230 mEX39 3PW230 mEX39 3PN270 mEX39 3PF270 mEX39 3QA280 mEX39 3RZ330 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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