East-the-Water Local Business Marketing Intelligence
East-the-Water sits within Torridge, South West, covering the EX39 postcode area, with Stony Cross, Appledore and Monkleigh close by. Bideford earned its nickname 'the little white town' after an 1850 order to lime-wash its houses to fight cholera, a look novelist Charles Kingsley later made famous in his 1855 bestseller Westward Ho!, written from a house at the end of the Strand. Once one of Britain's busiest trading ports, the town supplied seven ships to fight the Spanish Armada.
According to ONS, there were 3,695 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area. Bideford's more than 80 independent shops are supported by the Bideford Bay Chamber of Commerce, covering the town and surrounding Torridge villages, and by Torridge District Council's LaunchBideford scheme offering start-up support and shopfront grants.
Torridge's population changed by 3% over the five years to 2024 (ONS). That's the size of the audience marketing intelligence is working with in this area.
About Marketing Intelligence
Marketing Intelligence is our monthly report for owners who have the figures but rarely have the time to sit down and read them. We bring your business profile together with the information available from your connected accounts, and turn it into plain English next steps.
How it works, start to finish
Step 1: Your profile
We use your business details, services, areas and goals to give the numbers context.
Step 2: Connect
You authorise read-only access to the accounts you want included, such as website, search, social or advertising.
Step 3: Monthly report
We bring the available information together: what changed, what worked and what needs attention.
Step 4: Recommendations
Prioritised actions in plain English, so you know what to do next without deciphering a spreadsheet.
Areas we cover around East-the-Water
Nearby areas
- Stony Cross
- Appledore
- Monkleigh
- Venn
- South Hole
Postcodes
EX39
Questions from East-the-Water businesses
Do you cover East-the-Water, in EX39?
Yes. East-the-Water falls in EX39, and we work with businesses throughout that area, including nearby South Hole.
What's the competitive picture for a business in East-the-Water?
According to ONS, there were 3,695 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area. Bideford's more than 80 independent shops are supported by the Bideford Bay Chamber of Commerce, covering the town and surrounding Torridge villages, and by Torridge District Council's LaunchBideford scheme offering start-up support and shopfront grants. Knowing what works is worth more than doing more. That's the market you're competing in across the Bideford travel-to-work area.
The process, for a business based in East-the-Water
Step 1: Your profile
We use your business details, services, areas and goals to give the figures context.
Step 2: Connect
You authorise read-only access to the accounts you want included.
Step 3: Monthly report
We bring the available information together and send you a report with clear next steps.
£32.99/month — one plan, read-only access
What Marketing Intelligence could do for your business
- One in-depth report each month, not another dashboard you never open
- Know what is working and what is quietly costing you money
- Recommendations in priority order, not just numbers
- Read-only access: we look, we never change anything
- Missing information is clearly identified, never guessed
- One plan, £32.99/month, and you can cancel whenever you like
Useful local links for East-the-Water
- Bideford Bay Chamber of Commerce
Represents businesses across Bideford and the surrounding Torridge area, based at the Town Hall.
- Michael Smith Accountants
17 Bridgeland Street, Bideford, EX39 2QE
- On the Books
9 South Park, Bideford, EX39 5QE
- Gray Trevor
21 Beach Road, Bideford, EX39 1HQ