EX39 4GA postcode in Bideford, Devon

EX39 4GA is a postcode in Bideford, in the Bideford East 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 October 2023.

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 can get it. Torridge: 60% Typical price £228,750 Homes sold in EX39 4, last 12 months. ▼ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Barnstaple 10.7 km in a straight line

Where EX39 4GA is, and what is near it

Map of EX39 4GA and what is near it Map of EX39 4GA: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the EX39 4 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 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A386 EX39 4AB: also in EX39 4EX39 4AD: also in EX39 4EX39 4AE: also in EX39 4EX39 4AF: also in EX39 4EX39 4AG: also in EX39 4EX39 4AH: also in EX39 4EX39 4AJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4AL: also in EX39 4EX39 4AN: also in EX39 4EX39 4AP: also in EX39 4EX39 4AQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4AR: also in EX39 4EX39 4AS: also in EX39 4EX39 4AT: also in EX39 4EX39 4AU: also in EX39 4EX39 4AW: also in EX39 4EX39 4AX: also in EX39 4EX39 4AY: also in EX39 4EX39 4AZ: also in EX39 4EX39 4BA: also in EX39 4EX39 4BB: also in EX39 4EX39 4BD: also in EX39 4EX39 4BE: also in EX39 4EX39 4BG: also in EX39 4EX39 4BH: also in EX39 4EX39 4BJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4BL: also in EX39 4EX39 4BN: also in EX39 4EX39 4BP: also in EX39 4EX39 4BQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4BR: also in EX39 4EX39 4BS: also in EX39 4EX39 4BT: also in EX39 4EX39 4BU: also in EX39 4EX39 4BW: also in EX39 4EX39 4BX: also in EX39 4EX39 4BY: also in EX39 4EX39 4BZ: also in EX39 4EX39 4DA: also in EX39 4EX39 4DB: also in EX39 4EX39 4DD: also in EX39 4EX39 4DE: also in EX39 4EX39 4DF: also in EX39 4EX39 4DG: also in EX39 4EX39 4DH: also in EX39 4EX39 4DJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4DL: also in EX39 4EX39 4DN: also in EX39 4EX39 4DP: also in EX39 4EX39 4DQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4DR: also in EX39 4EX39 4DS: also in EX39 4EX39 4DT: also in EX39 4EX39 4DU: also in EX39 4EX39 4DW: also in EX39 4EX39 4DX: also in EX39 4EX39 4DY: also in EX39 4EX39 4DZ: also in EX39 4EX39 4EA: also in EX39 4EX39 4EB: also in EX39 4EX39 4ED: also in EX39 4EX39 4EE: also in EX39 4EX39 4EF: also in EX39 4EX39 4EG: also in EX39 4EX39 4EH: also in EX39 4EX39 4EJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4EL: also in EX39 4EX39 4EN: also in EX39 4EX39 4EP: also in EX39 4EX39 4EQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4ER: also in EX39 4EX39 4ES: also in EX39 4EX39 4ET: also in EX39 4EX39 4EU: also in EX39 4EX39 4EW: also in EX39 4EX39 4EX: also in EX39 4EX39 4EY: also in EX39 4EX39 4EZ: also in EX39 4EX39 4FA: also in EX39 4EX39 4FB: also in EX39 4EX39 4FD: also in EX39 4EX39 4FE: also in EX39 4EX39 4FG: also in EX39 4EX39 4FH: also in EX39 4EX39 4FJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4FL: also in EX39 4EX39 4FN: also in EX39 4EX39 4FP: also in EX39 4EX39 4FR: also in EX39 4EX39 4FS: also in EX39 4EX39 4FT: also in EX39 4EX39 4FU: also in EX39 4EX39 4FW: also in EX39 4EX39 4FX: also in EX39 4EX39 4FZ: also in EX39 4EX39 4GB: also in EX39 4EX39 4GD: also in EX39 4EX39 4GH: also in EX39 4EX39 4HA: also in EX39 4EX39 4HB: also in EX39 4EX39 4HD: also in EX39 4EX39 4HE: also in EX39 4EX39 4HF: also in EX39 4EX39 4HG: also in EX39 4EX39 4HH: also in EX39 4EX39 4HL: also in EX39 4EX39 4HQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4LQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4NA: also in EX39 4EX39 4ND: also in EX39 4EX39 4NE: also in EX39 4EX39 4NF: also in EX39 4EX39 4NG: also in EX39 4EX39 4PH: also in EX39 4EX39 4PJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4PL: also in EX39 4EX39 4PN: also in EX39 4EX39 4PP: also in EX39 4EX39 4PQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4PW: also in EX39 4EX39 4QA: also in EX39 4EX39 4QB: also in EX39 4EX39 4QJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4QL: also in EX39 4EX39 4QQ: also in EX39 4EX39 4RB: also in EX39 4EX39 4RD: also in EX39 4EX39 4RE: also in EX39 4EX39 4RH: also in EX39 4EX39 4RJ: also in EX39 4EX39 4RL: also in EX39 4EX39 4RS: also in EX39 4 Kingsley School Devon 2.7 kmBideford College 2.7 kmNortham Surgery 3.6 kmBarnstaple station 10.7 kmChapelton (Devon) station 11.0 kmBideford East EX39 4GA Map of EX39 4GA and what is near it Map of EX39 4GA: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the EX39 4 sector, 4 schools (3 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 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A386 Barnstaple station 10.7 kmBideford East EX39 4GA
  • EX39 4GA
  • Other postcodes in EX39 4: 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 51.0133, longitude -4.1820)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX39 4GA?

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 4GA?

Every home and business at EX39 4GA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 EX39 4GA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX39 4GA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EX39 4GA 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 4GA 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 4GA.

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 4GA: 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 4GA 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 4GA?

Homes in EX39 4 sold for a typical £228,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£228,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£240,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £347,500 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £234,750 16 sales
  • Terraced £197,500 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 4GA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX39 4GA 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

What council tax band are homes near EX39 4GA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around EX39 4GA. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (33%). 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 4GA

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 B, the most common, is £2,023.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (10%)£1,734
Band Babout 240 (31%)£2,023
Band Cabout 180 (23%)£2,312
Band Dabout 110 (14%)£2,601
Band Eabout 90 (12%)£3,180
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,758
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,336
Band Hwithheld£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 4GA is in (ONS area E01020278), 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 4GA?

The nearest open schools to EX39 4GA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX39 4GA, 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 4GA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX39 4GA is Barnstaple Rail Station, 10.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnstaple Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive
  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station Railway station 11.0 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 Alverdiscott Road, 134 m away.

More stations near EX39 4GA, 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 4GA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX39 4GA, 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 4GA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX39 4GA, 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 4GA?

The nearest to the centre of EX39 4GA, 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 4GA?

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 4GA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX39 4GA, 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 4GA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX39 4GA, 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 4GA?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX39 4GA 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 4GA in a conservation area?

The centre of EX39 4GA 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 4GA?

Police.uk records 42 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX39 4GA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: public order 1, 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 EX39 4GA

Ward
Bideford East
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
October 2023

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

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EX39 4FZ110 mEX39 4FU130 mEX39 4FG180 mEX39 4GB180 mEX39 4GD220 mEX39 4FX230 m
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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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