# EX20

Postcode district covering Okehampton, in West Devon.

EX20 is a postcode district covering Okehampton, in West Devon. Median sale price £285,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 49.8 per 1,000 people. About 23,173 people.

Postcode district. Code EX20. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX20 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=EX20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in EX20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=EX20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 412 homes were sold in EX20 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=EX20) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for EX20.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=EX20) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EX20 had 22,138 usual residents at the census.

## How EX20 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | EX20 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £285,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2025 |
| Population | 22,138 | 11th most populated | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | joint 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 64.8% | 17th highest | 33 postcode districts, EX · Jan 2026 |

## Is EX20 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX20 at a rate of 49.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across the EX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (569), other crime (219) and criminal damage and arson (115).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX20 was 50.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in EX20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX20 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in EX20

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Torridge 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge/neighbourhood/e01020287) | 1,513 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 53.4% |
| [West Devon 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020320) | 1,871 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 25.3% |
| [West Devon 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020321) | 2,447 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 50.6% |
| [West Devon 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020326) | 2,278 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 27.2% |
| [West Devon 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01034642) | 1,561 | 26.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 35.4% |
| [West Devon 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01034643) | 1,799 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.9% |
| [West Devon 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020327) | 1,808 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.3% |
| [West Devon 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020328) | 2,404 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.3% |
| [West Devon 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020329) | 1,618 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.5% |
| [West Devon 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020330) | 1,880 | 133.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.0% |
| [West Devon 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020339) | 1,681 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.5% |
| [West Devon 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020314) | 1,740 | 24.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 73.0% |
| [West Devon 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/neighbourhood/e01020325) | 1,718 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 17.2% |

## Your MP

- [Central Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-devon): Sir Mel Stride (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 76% of the people here.
- [Torridge and Tavistock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torridge-and-tavistock): Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in EX20

[Chagford, Princetown & Dartmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/chagford-princetown-and-dartmoor), [Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/hatherleigh-exbourne-and-north-tawton), [Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/lifton-lamerton-and-bridestowe), [Okehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon/okehampton)

## Postcode sectors in EX20

[EX20 1 (340 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20-1), [EX20 2 (265 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20-2), [EX20 3 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20-3), [EX20 4 (200 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20-4), [EX20 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20-9)

## Council

[West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon)

## Towns in EX20

[Okehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/okehampton)

## Postcode districts next to EX20

[EX6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex6), [EX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex17), [EX19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex19), [EX21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex21), [EX38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex38), [PL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl16), [PL19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl19), [PL20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl20), [TQ13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Okehampton Interchange (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9759,50.7435), [Okehampton (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9962,50.7324), [Sampford Courtenay (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9489,50.7701)

## More in the EX postcode area

[All EX postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## EX20 in brief

EX20 is a postcode district covering Okehampton, in West Devon.
About 23,173 people lived in EX20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 412 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX20 was £285,000 in 2025.
EX20 had 22,138 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in EX20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EX20, 64.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EX20
- Postcode area: [EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex)
- Constituency: [Central Devon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-devon)
- Council: [West Devon †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon)
- Area: 478 km²
- People, mid-2024: 23,173*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 66

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EX21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex21), [EX19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex19), [EX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex17), [PL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl16), [PL19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl19), [PL20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl20)

## Latest updates for EX20

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/EX20

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex20