# EX20 4QB: area report for a postcode in West Devon

EX20 4QB is a postcode in West Devon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Devon. Open the map at EX20 4QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) › [EX20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20) › [EX20 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20-4)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. West Devon 004A: 25 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **Okehampton, 8.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **No property in EX20 4QB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Devon 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **£285,834 average price**: For the whole of West Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX20 4QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **Low road and rail noise at EX20 4QB**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB
- **2.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bridestowe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridestowe-primary-school-e145331) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £571,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2025 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £285,834** (July 2026). West Devon’s average house price was £285,834 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,638** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Devon earned a median of £38,638 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 170th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in West Devon costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). West Devon has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Devon 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.4** (2025). West Devon 004A has a deprivation score of 22.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,836th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Devon 004A was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 15,548th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,740** (2021). West Devon 004A had 1,740 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,918th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.0%** (January 2026). In West Devon 004A, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EX20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX20 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,138** (2021). EX20 had 22,138 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,331st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in EX20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 64.8%** (January 2026). In EX20, 64.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon)
- Centre: 50.6916, -4.0979

Council: [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Torridge and Tavistock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torridge-and-tavistock): Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.0979,50.6916,EX204QB

## How to cite

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