Bideford West sits on the western side of Bideford in the Torridge district of Devon, overlooking parts of the River Torridge estuary and the North Devon coast. The ward mixes residential streets with local shops and community facilities, and its character is shaped by the town’s long maritime and market‑town history, visible in landmarks such as the historic Bideford Long Bridge.
The local economy combines small businesses and services with a degree of tourism drawn to nearby beaches and Bideford Bay, while socially the area has an active community life of clubs, churches and neighbourhood events that reflect a blend of long‑term residents and newcomers, giving the ward a distinct riverside sense of place within Torridge.
Postcode districts covering Bideford West
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 8.3 miles
- Bideford 0.7 miles
- Ilfracombe 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bideford North Ward 0.6 miles
- Bideford South Ward 0.7 miles
- Bideford Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Abbotsham Built-up area 1 mile
- Northam Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Westward Ho! Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Littleham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Landcross Parish 2 miles
- Bideford East Ward 2.1 miles
- Alwington Parish 2.3 miles
- Westleigh Parish 2.5 miles
- Appledore Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Bideford West
EX39 3AY, EX39 3TE, EX39 3EF, EX39 3FU, EX39 3FP, EX39 3AX, EX39 3AR, EX39 3TA, EX39 3QW … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 40.3 miles
- Cardiff Airport 46.4 miles
- Barnstaple Railway Station 8.1 miles
- Chapelton Railway Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Bideford West Ad
- The Royal Hotel 3 1 mile
- The Commodore Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Hunters Lodge 5.4 miles
- Seagate 3 miles
- Red Lion Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Saunton Sands Hotel Source Spa and Wellness 4 7.2 miles
- Durrant House Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- New Inn Hotel 7.7 miles
- The Park Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- The Barnstaple Hotel 3 8.1 miles
Schools in Bideford West
- Bideford College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Braunton Burrows Hill 5.3 miles
- Saunton Sands Beach 5.9 miles
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 8.8 miles
- Putsborough Beach Beach 9.1 miles
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 9.6 miles
- Bude Haven Harbour 19.5 miles