PL20 7LY West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Buckland Monachorum. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Village, Buckland Monachorum: 4 addresses
- Butt Park, Buckland Monachorum: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Green Lane, Buckland Monachorum: 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 (21% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Buckland Monachorum (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 26.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade I
- 11,12 AND 12A, grade II
- 15, grade II
- 18 AND 19, grade II
- 9 AND 10, grade II
- BAPTIST HOSTEL, grade II
- BLANCHARD HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- BOLD CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES TO SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- CARTER HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 2.5 METRES TO NORTH OF NORTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES NORTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES TO SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- CHURCHYARD CROSS, grade II
- CURNO COTTAGE, grade II
- DAWEY HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES SOUTH-EAST OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- DRAKE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH-WEST OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- DRAKE HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES TO NORTH OF NORTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- DRAKE MANOR INN, grade II
- DUNRICH HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES EAST OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK TO WEST OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- LARGE HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 4.5 METRES TO NORTH OF NORTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- LEANE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- Nos. 16 and 17, THE VILLAGE, grade II
- SPRY HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES NORTH-WEST OF NORTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
- THE OLD SCHOOL AND SCHOOLHOUSE, grade II
- TURNER CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATEY 9 METRES TO NORTH-WEST OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 93 m above sea level.
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 | Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Buckland Village Buckland Monachorum | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 6.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 10.9 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 7.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 57.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 114.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yelverton Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | The Rock Dental Practice | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 9.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Yelverton Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 2.8 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Buckland Monarchorum Cricket Club 1.8 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 60 m north-east. 42 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north-east |
| Cuxton Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m west |
| Crapstone Barton, Including Garden Wall and Gate Piers Immediately to West of House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Camp NE of Berra Tor | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Buckland Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Didham Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Ludbrook Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| North Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| South Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Stokehill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Double Waters | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 6 |
5 of the postcode's 6 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 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 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 | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 6 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 The Village.