EX20 2BE

South Tawton · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
North Tawton
Local authority
West Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX20
Postcode sector
EX20 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX20 2BH 931 m
EX20 2BB 1.0 km
EX20 2BG 1.1 km
EX20 2BQ 1.2 km
EX20 2BA 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX20 2BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX20
Postcode sector
EX20 2
Latitude
50.781735
Longitude
-3.891191
British National Grid easting
266,773
British National Grid northing
99,724

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Parish or community
E04003349
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00103049
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 003D · E01020339
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 003 · E02004231

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Glenside, North Tawton, EX20 2BE 6 August 2025 £344,000
The Willows, North Tawton, EX20 2BE 2 December 2002 £209,500
Glenside, North Tawton, EX20 2BE 27 February 1997 £64,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Spreyton School

    Foundation school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.1
EX20 2 residents
4,920

Age bands in EX20 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

698 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

413 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

946 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,505 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

1,310 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX20 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
91.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Cottles View

    BCT · North Tawton

    0.9 miles
  • Cottles View

    BCT · North Tawton

    0.9 miles
  • Strawberry Fields

    BCT · North Tawton

    1.1 miles
  • Strawberry Fields

    BCT · North Tawton

    1.1 miles
  • Clock Tower

    BCT · North Tawton

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 003D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,872 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £344,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX20 2BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Devon is £286,145 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.