EX20 2SG West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Exbourne. Region: South West.
Streets
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 D (22% of about 860 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 8 addresses are between 134 m and 152 m above sea level (145 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 | 8.2 km |
| Lapford 8,490 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km | |
| Morchard Road 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 36.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 78.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Okehampton Medical Centre | 7.7 km |
| Pharmacies | North Tawton Pharmacy | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Taw Valley Dental Care | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Okehampton Hospital | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Okehampton Volunteer Police Cadets | 7.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Taw Meadow 3.9 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,830 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greenslade House, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenslade House | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south-east |
| Wayside cross at Trecott beside Wellsprings Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Week Barn Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fullaford Plantation | Wood | 820 m south-west |
| Longpot Copse | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Chapple Moor | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Webble Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| North Wyke Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Rat Combe | Valley | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 8 |
5 of the postcode's 8 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 37% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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.