EX21 postcode area guide — Torridge
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX21 postcode district in Torridge — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX21
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
46.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
13.4%
Gigabit-capable
13.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
7.4%
Broadband availability in the EX21 postcode district (Torridge) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 279 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 46.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 13.4%.
Around 7.4% of premises in EX21 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EX21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX21 5AA | 33.3% | 0% |
| EX21 5AB | 0% | 0% |
| EX21 5AD | 0% | 0% |
| EX21 5AE | 0% | 0% |
| EX21 5AF | 0% | 0% |
| EX21 5AG | 0% | 0% |
| EX21 5AH | 0% | 0% |
| EX21 5AJ | 50% | 50% |
| EX21 5AL | 0% | 0% |
| EX21 5AN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Torridge
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Torridge district (36,365 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
68.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
0.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
72.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in EX21
Based on 42 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX21 is £325,000, up 8.3% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£400,000
22 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
7 sales
Terraced
£180,500
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Meadow Park | EX21 5QJ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Halwill Cottages | EX21 5SG |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Barn Park Gardens | EX21 5UQ |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Oakleaf Close | EX21 5TY |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £462,500 | Detached | EX21 5LR | |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £462,500 | Detached | EX21 5LR | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | EX21 5TW | |
| 11 Feb 2026 | £397,000 | Detached | Holly Close | EX21 5DR |
| 4 Feb 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | The Maltings | EX21 5PR |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £282,000 | Terraced | Ashmill | EX21 5HA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Torridge demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Torridge district (68,113 residents, 30,458 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 17.3% |
| 30–44 | 15.4% |
| 45–64 | 23.5% |
| 65+ | 28.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69.6% |
| Private rented | 20.2% |
| Social rented | 7.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shebbear College | Not applicable | 2–19 | 243 | EX21 5HJ |
| Halwill Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 77 | EX21 5XU |
| Shebbear Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 54 | EX21 5SG |
| Ashwater Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 42 | EX21 5EW |
| Highampton Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 33 | EX21 5LE |
| Black Torrington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 3 | EX21 5PU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in EX21
37 rated food businesses operate in EX21. 28 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anglers Paradise, Arvon Foundation Totleigh Barton, Ashwater Primary School - The Carey Federation, Ashwater Village Shop, Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX21
From a sample of 56 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 EX21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 21% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
7%
Band D
39%
Band E
21%
Band F
11%
Band G
7%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Torridge
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.