Housing in EX39 4BL
What the homes in EX39 4BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bideford South & East
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,872 (2024)
EX39 4BLBideford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.4%). Flats make up 10.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.3% of households in the EX39 4BL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 33.2% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented20.7%20.5%
- Social rented12%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21%). 30.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Torridge
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Torridge (August 2026, +2.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EX39 4BL (Bideford South & East) (about 2,872 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.