EX20 1RL West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Okehampton North. Region: South West.
Streets
- East Hook, Okehampton: 7 addresses
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 C (35% of about 1,150 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 7 addresses are between 199 m and 211 m above sea level (203 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 25% 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 | 2.2 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Car parks | Co-op Okehampton Car Park | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 41.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 85.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Okehampton Medical Centre | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmaderma Limited Okehampton | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Okehampton Dental Care | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Okehampton Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Okehampton Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Okehampton Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,230 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,330 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | North Street Allotments 4,040 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oaklands, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m south. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklands | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| Okehampton Roman fort, fortlet and associated enclosures | Scheduled monument | 950 m south-east |
| Simmons Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hook Wood | Wood | 180 m east |
| Sterrage Wood | Wood | 570 m south-east |
| Halsbear Wood | Wood | 750 m north |
| Ball Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-east |
| Smerdon Marsh | Wetland | 2.9 km north-west |
| Cors Combe | Valley | 3.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 East Hook.