EX38 postcode area guide — Torridge
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX38 postcode district in Torridge — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX38
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
74.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
27.1%
Gigabit-capable
27.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.5%
Broadband availability in the EX38 postcode district (Torridge) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 303 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 74.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 27.1%.
Around 1.5% of premises in EX38 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 EX38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX38 7AB | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AD | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AF | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AG | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AJ | 96% | 0% |
| EX38 7AL | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AN | 100% | 0% |
| EX38 7AP | 100% | 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.
Crime in EX38
Police recorded 23 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 7 | 30.4% |
| Public order | 6 | 26.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 13.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 13.0% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 13.0% |
| Drugs | 1 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in EX38
Based on 111 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX38 is £227,000, down 14.3% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£360,000
29 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
20 sales
Terraced
£200,000
50 sales
Flat / maisonette
£95,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Well Street | EX38 7BW |
| 13 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Pathfields | EX38 7BX |
| 1 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Castle Hill Gardens | EX38 8ET |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Quicks Walk | EX38 7NR |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £75,000 | Flat | Well Street | EX38 8EP |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Castle Street | EX38 8EZ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Greenbank | EX38 7DP |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | EX38 8NL | |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Mill Street | EX38 8AN |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | Holwill Drive | EX38 7LQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 EX38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Torrington School | Secondary | 11–16 | 863 | EX38 7DJ |
| Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 476 | EX38 7NU |
| Marland School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 163 | EX38 8QQ |
| Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit | Primary | 2–11 | 65 | EX38 8NF |
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 EX38
62 rated food businesses operate in EX38. 48 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Big Boss Chicken, BP Great Torrington SF Connect, Castle House Residential Home, Chef Lin, Co-operative (Food).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX38
From a sample of 156 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 EX38 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
50%
Band D
23%
Band E
9%
Band F
6%
Band G
2%
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.