PL20 7NL West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Buckland Monachorum. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Chapel Meadow, Buckland Monachorum: 14 addresses
- Unnamed street, Buckland Monachorum: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street, 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: 2.
- 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
- BARN IMMEDIATELY TO NORTH-EAST OF NETHERTON HOUSE, grade II
- NETHERTON HOUSE, 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 1 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 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 84 m and 114 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 4.9 km |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Turning Circle Buckland Monachorum | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 11.0 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 8.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 57.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 114.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yelverton Surgery | 3.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | The Rock Dental Practice | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 5.7 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 9.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Yelverton Cashzone | 3.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Buckland Monarchorum Cricket Club 1.8 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cuxton Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m south. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cuxton Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south-east |
| Crapstone Barton, Including Garden Wall and Gate Piers Immediately to West of House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south-east |
| Camp NE of Berra Tor | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Buckland Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ludbrook Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Didham Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| North Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Balstone Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Double Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Stokehill | Hill | 2.3 km south-east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 Unnamed street near Chapel Meadow.