EX20 2NP West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Tawton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Prospect Place, Ramsley: 10 addresses
- Steddaford Court, Sticklepath: 8 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 B (35% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sticklepath (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Finch Foundry and Foundry House, grade II*
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- PRIMULA HOUSE, grade II
- SILVERLAKE, grade II
- STICKLEPATH BRIDGE, grade II
- SUNNYSIDE COTTAGE, grade II
- TAW LEAT AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO LEFT, grade II
- TAW RIVER INN, grade II
- THE DAIRY AND ADJOINING COTTAGE TO ITS EAST, grade II
- TUDOR COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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 18 addresses are between 193 m and 198 m above sea level (195 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Okehampton 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Yeoford 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Devonshire Inn Sticklepath | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 36.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 84.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Okehampton Medical Centre | 5.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Pharmaderma Limited Okehampton | 5.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Okehampton Dental Care | 5.6 km |
| Hospital | Okehampton Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Okehampton Volunteer Police Cadets | 5.1 km |
| Cash machines | Whitehouse Services, Tongue End Cashzone | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,440 m² | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Finch Foundry and Foundry House, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m west. 35 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Finch Foundry and Foundry House | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m west |
| Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 390 m west |
| Village Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-east |
| Chapel of St Mary Including Boundary Walls Adjoining to North West | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south-east |
| The Oxenham Arms | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Wood House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Skaigh Wood | Wood | 310 m south-west |
| Zeal Head | Hill | 510 m south-east |
| America Woods | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Rat Combe | Valley | 2.2 km north |
| Shilley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south |
| Taw Marsh | Wetland | 4.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 18 |
7 of the postcode's 18 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Prospect Place.