EX20 1LD West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Okehampton North. Region: South West.
Streets
- South Church Lane, Okehampton: 2 addresses
- Darkey Lane, Okehampton: 1 address
- Stoney Park Lane, West Devon: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,705 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,804 | £2,104 | £2,405 | £2,705 | £3,307 | £3,908 | £4,509 | £5,411 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (28% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 4 addresses are between 205 m and 207 m above sea level (206 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Okehampton 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Moyses Meadow Okehampton | 180 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Okehampton Car Park | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 42.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 87.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Okehampton Medical Centre | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmaderma Limited Okehampton | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Okehampton Dental Care | 470 m |
| Hospital | Okehampton Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Okehampton Police | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Simmons Park 2.9 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Castle Road Allotments 6,920 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-east |
| Chapel of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-east |
| Okehampton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River. | Scheduled monument | 660 m south |
| Simmons Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 660 m east |
| Okehampton Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m south |
| Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Deserted medieval site N of Okehampton camp | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beggars Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Pencleave Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Ball Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Cors Combe | Valley | 3.8 km east |
| Smerdon Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km north-west |
| Meldon Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the postcode's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on South Church Lane.