EX39 5LW

a postcode in Devon

Introduced in January 1980

EX39 5LW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with EX39 5LW

Barton Road - 26 properties, USRN 40901922

Rectory Close - 3 properties, USRN 40905330

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 40903245

Ashtons Cottage - 1 property, USRN 40903208

Tower Hill - 1 property, USRN 40901257

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 40904138

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9648 / 50°57'53"N

Longitude: -4.2537 / 4°15'13"W

UTM Reference: 30U 411961 5646663

OS Easting: 241839

OS Northing: 120799

OS Grid: SS418207

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KG.MJ79

Mapcode Global: FRA 16ZK.GM2

Open Location Code: 9C2QXP7W+WG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO70ux91

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 10477 / 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 EX39 5LW on Saturday 11 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:31
Sunrise	05:15
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:22
Sunset	21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:13
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:18

Hours of daylight today	04:45 to 21:59
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:59 to 04:46
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:37
Moon sets	18:25

For a full sun and moon calendar for EX39 5LW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in EX39 5LW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 August 2023	4 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£151,000
30 April 2021	3 Rectory Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£445,000
25 February 2021	Ross House, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£565,000
15 January 2021	2 Rectory Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£382,000
18 February 2020	Village Hall, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£345,000
15 November 2019	3 Rectory Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£140,000
3 June 2019	1 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
1 February 2019	1 Rectory Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£378,000
28 September 2018	3 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Other property type	Freehold	£135,000
17 November 2017	Wesley House, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
7 April 2017	Village Hall, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Other property type	Freehold	£94,000
11 August 2016	The Old Village Store, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Other property type	Freehold	£100,000
26 April 2016	Sladewyns, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£253,750
2 April 2015	Taw Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£96,000
24 December 2014	4 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
3 October 2014	2 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£150,000
5 April 2013	3 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,000
21 October 2011	Horas Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
18 April 2011	Horas Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
18 November 2010	Sladewyns, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£227,500
26 April 2010	5 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
16 March 2009	4 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,000
3 January 2007	Taw Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£116,000
1 June 2005	Old Walls, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£308,000
1 November 2002	Horas Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
18 January 2002	Wesley House, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£163,500
28 April 2000	Horas Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,500
11 February 2000	5 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£145,000
4 February 2000	Horas Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,950
25 May 1999	Vicarage Gardens, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£142,000
21 July 1997	5 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£118,000
14 March 1997	4 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£32,000
22 November 1996	Horas Cottage, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£49,500
25 October 1996	Homlea, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LW	Detached	Freehold	£59,950

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 EX39 5LW

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

Monkleigh & Putford

Councillors

Robert Hicks Independent

Philip Pennington Independent

EX39 5LW also falls within the Civil Parish of Buckland Brewer, 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 EX39 5LW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00102882		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020309	Torridge 008E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004227	Torridge 008	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04003253	Buckland Brewer	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05011926	Monkleigh & Putford	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
E30000167	Bideford	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33049292		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
E63013381	Buckland Brewer	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
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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