EX39 6BU postcode in Hartland, Devon
EX39 6BU is a postcode in Hartland, in the Hartland 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.
Where EX39 6BU is, and what is near it
- EX39 6BU
- Other postcodes in EX39 6: press one for its page
- 2 schools
- 1 GP practice
- 3 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 50.9964, longitude -4.4790)
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 6BU?
- TorridgeDistrict council Torridge: bins, council tax, planning
- DevonCounty council Devon: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around EX39 6BU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Devon & CornwallPolice force area
- Torridge and TavistockParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Sir Geoffrey Cox
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 6BU?
Every home and business at EX39 6BU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 33% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Torridge: 60%
Torridge: 87%
The line marks the figure across Torridge.
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 6BU?
BinDayBuddy has not read Torridge District Council's days for EX39 6BU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for EX39 6BU on BinDayBuddySource: 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 6BU 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 6BU.
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 6BU: 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 6BU 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 6BU?
Homes in EX39 6 sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 15 sales, up 12% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £400,000 5 sales
- Semi-detached £275,000 7 sales
- Terraced 3 sales, 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 postcodeSource: 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 6BU
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX39 6BU 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 6BU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around EX39 6BU. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 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
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.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 140 (17%) | £1,734 |
| Band B | about 190 (23%) | £2,023 |
| Band C | about 180 (22%) | £2,312 |
| Band D | about 200 (24%) | £2,601 |
| Band E | about 80 (10%) | £3,180 |
| Band F | about 20 (2%) | £3,758 |
| Band G | about 20 (2%) | £4,336 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,203 |
When the homes were built
- 33% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 4% 1919 to 1939
- 10% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 19% 1983 to 1999
- 9% 2000 to 2009
- 14% 2010 to 2019
- 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 6BU is in (ONS area E01020292), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 6BU?
The nearest open schools to EX39 6BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
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 6BU?
There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of EX39 6BU.
3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Primary School, 297 m away.
More stations near EX39 6BU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near EX39 6BU?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX39 6BU, 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.
- Hartland Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01237 441200 500 mWalk
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 websiteSource: 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 6BU?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of EX39 6BU 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to EX39 6BU?
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.
- Stratton Hospital Phone 01726 627561 18.6 kmDrive
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 6BU?
No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of EX39 6BU. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.
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 6BU in a conservation area?
The centre of EX39 6BU 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 6BU?
Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX39 6BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for EX39 6BU
- Ward
- Hartland
- Parish
- Hartland
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Hartland
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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