Area Information for Bideford, EX39 3AE

This postcode in Bideford is in the South West region of England. The postcode is within the Bideford West ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Torridge and Tavistock. This page combines information for the address Bideford, EX39 3AE, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of EX39 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in January 2004. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Torridge
Ward Bideford West
Constituency Torridge and Tavistock * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency, local authority and/or ward boundaries.
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Region South West
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We hold details of the latest crimes committed near Bideford, EX39 3AE - click here.

We also have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Bideford West), and the Devon & Cornwall Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Bideford, EX39 3AE is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Bideford, EX39 3AE:

Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AF
High Street, Bideford, EX39 3AA
Old Town, Bideford, EX39 3BH
Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AB
Rectory Park, Bideford, EX39 3AJ
Albert Place, Bideford, EX39 3BL

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about EX39 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Bideford consists predominantly of terraced housing, which is common in suburban and inner-city areas. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 8
Semi-Detached 12
Terraced 104
Flat (Purpose-Built) 4
Flat (Converted) 3
Residence in Commercial Building 2
Caravan/Park/Temporary 1
Total 134
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 43
Owned with Mortgage 45
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 6
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 36
Rented: Other 2
Rent Free 0
Total 132

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 43
Two People 48
Three People 21
Four People 11
Five People 3
Six People 3
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 129

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Bideford consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 43
Family Household 76
Other Household 13
Total 132

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 66
Deprived In One Dimension 50
Deprived In Two Dimensions 13
Deprived In Three Dimensions 3
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 133

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Torridge and Tavistock constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.

Gender
Male 146
Female 143
Total 289

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 8
5-9 22
10-14 15
15-19 15
20-24 16
25-29 19
30-34 25
35-39 15
40-44 14
45-49 16
50-54 31
55-59 32
60-64 21
65-69 11
70-74 9
75-79 10
80-84 6
85+ 4
Total 289

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode EX39 3AE does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 107
Married 88
Separated 5
Divorced 28
Widowed 13
Total 241

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 123
Good 113
Fair 38
Bad 12
Very Bad 4
Total 290

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 67
Apprenticeship 11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 48
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
No GCSEs or Equivalent 31
Other 15
Total 238

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Bideford) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 99% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 285
Mixed Ethnicity 1
Other Asian 1
Other 2
Total 289

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 270
European Union 15
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 1
Middle East and Asia 1
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 289

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 270
10+ Years 9
5-10 Years 3
2-5 Years 6
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 289

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to EX39 3AE.

Passport(s) Held
None 76
United Kingdom 200
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 10
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 1
North America or Caribbean 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 160
Christian 104
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 1
Sikh 0
Other Religion 4
Not Stated 19
Total 288

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Bideford West ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in part-time employment - 17% of the resident population. On average, around 11.9% of census respondents were in part-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 82
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 41
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 27
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 4
Unemployed 10
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 11
Retired 36
Looking After Home or Family 13
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 8
Other 8
Total 240

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 9
Professional Occupations 23
Associate Professional Occupations 16
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 7
Skilled Trades Occupations 19
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 22
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 15
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 22
Elementary Occupations 20
Total 153

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 19
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 39
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 19
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 31
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 15
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 47
Semi-Routine Occupation 42
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 16
Full-time Student 12
Total 240

Bideford, EX39 3AE is within the Bideford West policing neighbourhood, under the Devon & Cornwall Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near EX39 3AE
Neighbourhood Team Address Bideford West
Force Website: https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/

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Below are the details of the closest services to EX39 3AE. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for EX39 3AE.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 4 closest railway stations to Bideford, EX39 3AE. The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, approximately 7.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Barnstaple 7.5 miles
Chapelton (Devon) 8.1 miles
Umberleigh 11 miles
Portsmouth Arms 13 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Bideford, EX39 3AE. The nearest is West Croft School, approximately 560 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 7 closest secondary schools to Bideford, EX39 3AE. The nearest is Bideford College, approximately 740 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Bideford College 740 yards June 2022
    
Great Torrington School 5.4 miles November 2016
    
The Shoreline Academy 6 miles January 2023
    
Atlantic Academy 6.2 miles February 2023
    
Braunton Academy 6.4 miles June 2016
    
Pilton Community College 7.8 miles February 2023
    
The Park Community School 7.9 miles January 2023
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Bideford, EX39 3AE. The nearest is Bideford Medical Centre, approximately 100 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Bideford, EX39 3AE. The nearest is Queen Annes Dental Practice, approximately 220 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest hospitals to Bideford, EX39 3AE. The nearest is Bideford Hospital, approximately 190 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Bideford Hospital 190 yards
North Devon District Hospital 8.7 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Bideford, EX39 3AE. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Bideford, approximately 370 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.