Is EX22 6PJ a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

EX22 6PJ is a postcode in Holsworthy, Torridge, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near EX22 6PJ, then scores the surrounding small area 63/100 - top 33% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around EX22 6PJ are safety and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for EX22 6PJ is based on Torridge 009 Census 2021. It covers 7,266 residents, 27 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 54, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 78% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 5% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near EX22 6PJ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the EX22 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £222k from 41 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near EX22 6PJ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near EX22 6PJ; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.