# PL20 6HU: area report for a postcode in West Devon

PL20 6HU 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 PL20 6HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) › [PL20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl20) › [PL20 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl20-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. West Devon 007D: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **Bere Ferrers, 8.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **No property in PL20 6HU 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=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Devon 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **£285,834 average price**: For the whole of West Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **No gigabit broadband at PL20 6HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **Low road and rail noise at PL20 6HU**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **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=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU
- **3.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heather Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heather-bridge-school-e149595) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £402,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £775,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2025 | £830,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: YELVERTON SURGERY (150 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (270 m)
- Dental practices: THE ROCK DENTAL PRACTICE (250 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Yelverton (270 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). West Devon 007D has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Devon 007D was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 5,810th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,820** (2021). West Devon 007D had 1,820 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,275th 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: 56.2%** (January 2026). In West Devon 007D, 56.2% 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.

## PL20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL20 was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 1,045th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,388** (2021). PL20 had 12,388 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 864th least 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PL20 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: 64.5%** (January 2026). In PL20, 64.5% 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: 50.4900, -4.0823

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

## Your MP

- [South West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-devon): Rebecca Smith (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=-4.0823,50.4900,PL206HU

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