EX39 5PH postcode in Torridge, Devon

EX39 5PH is a postcode in Torridge, in the Hartland ward. 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 High flood risk 3 of 34 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 86% of homes and businesses at EX39 5PH can get it Across Torridge: 60% Typical price £320,250 Homes sold in EX39 5, last 12 months. ▼ 1.5% on the year before Nearest school Parkham Primary School 1.1 km in a straight line

Where EX39 5PH is, and what is near it

Map of EX39 5PH and what is near it Map of EX39 5PH: its centre point, with the 285 other postcodes in the EX39 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX39 5DN: also in EX39 5EX39 5FA: also in EX39 5EX39 5FB: also in EX39 5EX39 5FF: also in EX39 5EX39 5FP: also in EX39 5EX39 5FZ: also in EX39 5EX39 5NZ: also in EX39 5EX39 5PG: also in EX39 5EX39 5PJ: also in EX39 5EX39 5PL: also in EX39 5EX39 5PN: also in EX39 5EX39 5PQ: also in EX39 5EX39 5PR: also in EX39 5EX39 5PS: also in EX39 5EX39 5PW: also in EX39 5EX39 5QD: also in EX39 5EX39 5QG: also in EX39 5EX39 5RJ: also in EX39 5EX39 5RL: also in EX39 5EX39 5SS: also in EX39 5EX39 5TU: also in EX39 5EX39 5UA: also in EX39 5EX39 5UD: also in EX39 5EX39 5UZ: also in EX39 5 Atlantic Academy 1.8 kmSchool 4.5 km2 GP practices, 8.6–9.3 kmBradworthy Surgery 9.3 kmHartland EX39 5PH Map of EX39 5PH and what is near it Map of EX39 5PH: its centre point, with the 285 other postcodes in the EX39 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Atlantic Academy 1.8 kmSchool 4.5 kmHartland EX39 5PH
  • EX39 5PH
  • Other postcodes in EX39 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 50.9715, longitude -4.3115)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; 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 5PH?

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 5PH?

86% of the homes and businesses at EX39 5PH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 86% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX39 5PH 86% Torridge 60%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX39 5PH 86% Torridge 87%
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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 5PH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX39 5PH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EX39 5PH 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 5PH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 34 homes and businesses at EX39 5PH. 3 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

34 homes and businesses at EX39 5PH High: 3Not in an area at risk: 31

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 5PH: 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 5PH 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 5PH?

Homes in EX39 5 sold for a typical £320,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, down 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£320,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £380,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £252,500 12 sales
  • Terraced £200,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £250,000 5 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 5PH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX39 5PH 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 5PH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around EX39 5PH. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (30%). 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 5PH

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 D, the most common, is £2,601.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (8%)£1,734
Band Babout 170 (18%)£2,023
Band Cabout 170 (18%)£2,312
Band Dabout 270 (29%)£2,601
Band Eabout 160 (17%)£3,180
Band Fabout 60 (6%)£3,758
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,336
Band Hwithheld£5,203

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 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 5PH is in (ONS area E01020295), 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 5PH?

The nearest open schools to EX39 5PH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX39 5PH, 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

Which GP surgeries are near EX39 5PH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX39 5PH, 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.

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

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 5PH?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of EX39 5PH on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 5PH?

The nearest to the centre of EX39 5PH, 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 5PH?

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 vets are near EX39 5PH?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX39 5PH 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 5PH in a conservation area?

The centre of EX39 5PH 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 5PH?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX39 5PH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report

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 5PH

Ward
Hartland
Parish
Parkham
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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 5PJ460 mEX39 5PW850 mEX39 5PQ880 mEX39 5FF920 mEX39 5FB930 mEX39 5TU960 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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