EX39 5JA
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Property report — EX39 5JA
Open-data due diligence for EX39 5JA and the area around it.
EX39 5JA in brief: 49 recorded sales (£28,500–£1,050,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EX39 5JA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the EX39 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£335,693
Population
16,697
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
6
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
50%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in EX39 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (16 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | £256,000 | HILLSBOROUGH | Semi-detached |
| 2024-11-13 | £381,000 | CLOVELLY COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2024-06-26 | £720,000 | LABURNUM | Detached |
| 2023-08-10 | £290,000 | THE MEWS | Semi-detached |
| 2023-05-03 | £375,000 | NEWLANDS | Detached |
| 2023-01-16 | £475,000 | PARKLANDS | Detached |
| 2022-09-09 | £575,000 | SPRINGWATER | Detached |
| 2021-07-31 | £400,000 | LABURNUM | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £450,000 | THE BARN | Detached |
| 2021-04-12 | £250,000 | OCTOBER COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-07-30 | £865,000 | THE OLD RECTORY | Other |
| 2020-02-12 | £198,000 | OLD COACH HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-24 | £1,050,000 | PILLMOUTH FARM | Other |
| 2019-07-10 | £102,000 | HILLSIDE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-27 | £750,000 | OLD REAPER BARN | Other |
| 2018-02-26 | £275,000 | SUNSET | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-29 | £258,000 | CLOVELLY COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2015-09-30 | £168,000 | OLD COACH HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-31 | £172,000 | TREETOPS | Semi-detached |
| 2014-02-07 | £209,000 | HILLSBOROUGH | Semi-detached |
| 2013-06-10 | £145,000 | TREETOPS | Semi-detached |
| 2012-08-08 | £220,000 | BEE BOWL COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-07-13 | £250,000 | SUNSET | Semi-detached |
| 2011-02-23 | £775,000 | THE OLD RECTORY | Detached |
| 2010-06-25 | £118,000 | OLD COACH HOUSE | Detached |
| 2010-01-08 | £319,500 | GREENACRES | Detached |
| 2008-09-05 | £365,000 | LABURNUM | Detached |
| 2007-11-02 | £180,000 | OLD COACH HOUSE | Detached |
| 2007-07-04 | £395,000 | CHAPEL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2006-03-06 | £231,000 | HILLSBOROUGH | Semi-detached |
| 2005-11-08 | £245,000 | BEE BOWL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2005-09-30 | £245,250 | HORSESHOE | Detached |
| 2005-09-16 | £250,000 | NEWLANDS | Detached |
| 2003-08-27 | £500,000 | SWALLOWFIELD | Detached |
| 2003-08-22 | £205,000 | BEE BOWL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2002-09-06 | £145,000 | OCTOBER COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £142,000 | LIME KILN COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £121,000 | WATERTOWN COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2002-01-11 | £249,950 | LOWER HEALE | Detached |
| 2001-04-20 | £145,000 | SPRINGWATER | Detached |
| 2000-06-01 | £93,000 | HILLSBOROUGH | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-22 | £175,000 | BRIERY COTTAGE | Detached |
| 1999-07-30 | £275,000 | SWALLOWFIELD | Detached |
| 1998-09-30 | £84,950 | BEE BOWL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 1997-07-16 | £49,995 | OLD COACH HOUSE | Detached |
| 1997-01-21 | £50,000 | CLOVELLY COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-19 | £28,500 | HILLSIDE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-11-21 | £85,000 | UPHILL COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-11 | £45,000 | TREETOPS | Detached |
49 recorded sales on EX39 5JA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| East-the-Water Community Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| West Croft School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Bideford College | 1.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Monkleigh Primary School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 2.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Helen's Church of England School | 2.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WOODA SURGERY (1.6 mi) · BIDEFORD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.7 mi) · NORTHAM SURGERY (3.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BIDEFORD HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · BIDEFORD AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · BIDEFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SWALLOWFIELD (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · MONK'S COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY (Grade II*) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY BIDEFORD (1.6 mi) · BIDEFORD PHARMACY (1.7 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.6 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.7 mi) · Lidl (2.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 7,083
Owned 70% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for EX39 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in EX39 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictEX39 | SectorEX39 5 | PostcodeEX39 5JA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £336,425 | £335,693 | £292,901 |
| Population | 42,832 | 16,697 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 211 | 2 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 76% | 50% | 3% |
| Superfast broadband | 88% | 69% | 97% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (EX39 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.