EX20 3NU

Bridestowe · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Devon
Postcode district
EX20
Postcode sector
EX20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX20 4NJ 888 m
EX20 4NE 1.3 km
EX20 4NF 1.4 km
EX20 4ND 2.0 km
EX20 3FA 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX20 3NU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX20
Postcode sector
EX20 3
Latitude
50.736422
Longitude
-4.092896
British National Grid easting
252,412
British National Grid northing
95,069

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Parish or community
E04003304
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102957
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 001E · E01034642
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 001 · E02004229

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Boasley Cross Community Primary School

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    2.7 km
  2. Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School

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    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX20 3 residents
4,716

Age bands in EX20 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

633 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

373 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

895 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,475 residents

Age 65 and over
27.8%

1,303 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

Nearby transport

  • Cross

    BCT · Thorndon Cross

    0.8 miles
  • Railway Cottages

    BCT · Thorndon Cross

    0.8 miles
  • Venn Down Gate Cross

    BCT · Boasley Cross

    1.3 miles
  • Venn Down Gate Cross

    BCT · Boasley Cross

    1.3 miles
  • Yelland

    BCT · Thorndon Cross

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 001E, 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

10,849 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Boasley Cross Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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