EX20 3LR West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hatherleigh. Region: South West.
Streets
- A3072, Jacobstowe: 14 addresses
- Pearse Close, Hatherleigh: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near A3072, Hatherleigh: 2 addresses
- Holsworthy Road, Hatherleigh: 1 address
- A3072, Jacobstowe: 1 address
- Hole Court, Hatherleigh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A3072, Hatherleigh: 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 B (39% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- HANDON PEN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hatherleigh Market, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 32 addresses are between 62 m and 111 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 22%, gigabit 22% of premises; 11% 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 | 11.0 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Moor View Hatherleigh | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 47.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 82.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Black Torrington Surgery | 7.1 km |
| Hospital | Okehampton Hospital | 10.0 km |
| Police station | Okehampton Police | 10.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Natwest | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,250 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 18, Market Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 940 m north-east. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 18, Market Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north-east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m north-east |
| Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| St John's Holy Well | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldharbour Wood | Wood | 400 m south |
| Westpark Plantation | Wood | 540 m south |
| Heane Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Lower Hays Copse | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Broad Durford's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Postdown Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 32 |
4 of the postcode's 32 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 A3072.