The UK Postcode Database

EX21 5QE

a postcode in Devon

Introduced in January 1980
EX21 5QE Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with EX21 5QE

Bowhay Close - 10 properties, USRN 40903527

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8279 / 50°49'40"N

Longitude: -4.1791 / 4°10'44"W

UTM Reference: 30U 416960 5631349

OS Easting: 246631

OS Northing: 105416

OS Grid: SS466054

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KK.X546

Mapcode Global: FRA 264X.7Q1

Open Location Code: 9C2QRRHC+59

Maidenhead Locator System: IO70vt88

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E2

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by sparsely inhabited countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11017 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for EX21 5QE on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:14
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:22
Sunrise 05:08
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:20
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:26
Hours of daylight today04:38 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:39
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:14
Moon Rises 22:15

For a full sun and moon calendar for EX21 5QE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in EX21 5QE

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
9 October 2020 Bowfield, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £401,250
29 July 2015 Winster, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £190,000
18 October 2012 Winster, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £140,000
5 March 2010 Bukiko, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £180,000
7 March 2003 Stonelea, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £140,000
14 June 2002 Bukiko, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £130,000
23 October 2001 Bowfield, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £172,500
10 February 1999 Bowfield, Bowhay Close, Black Torrington, Beaworthy EX21 5QE Detached Freehold £115,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for EX21 5QE

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Torridge and Tavistock

MP

Geoffrey Cox Conservative

Devon County Council
County council electoral division

Holsworthy Rural

Councillor

Lynne Rowsell Reform UK

Torridge District Council
District council ward

Broadheath

Councillors

Stephen Gibson Conservative

Philip Hackett Independent

EX21 5QE also falls within the Civil Parish of Black Torrington, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for EX21 5QE

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00102775 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020289 Torridge 009B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004228 Torridge 009 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003248 Black Torrington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05011921 Broadheath Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000046 Torridge Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000008 Devon Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000009 South West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001552 Torridge and Tavistock Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000035 Devon and Cornwall Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000181 Bude Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33049297 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000016 Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 31 March 2011 BEIS
E38000230 NHS Devon CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E40000006 South West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000037 Devon Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2016 NHS
E56000014 Peninsula Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000282 Holsworthy Rural ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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