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PL20 7ED

Bere Ferrers · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Yelverton
Ward
Bere Ferrers
Local authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
PL20
Postcode sector
PL20 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL20 7JE 865 m
PL6 7BZ 1.0 km
PL20 7LD 1.1 km
PL20 7LB 1.2 km
PL20 7LA 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL20 7ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL20
Postcode sector
PL20 7
Latitude
50.466817
Longitude
-4.162549
British National Grid easting
246,623
British National Grid northing
65,235

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Electoral ward
Bere Ferrers · E05010550
Parish or community
E04003306
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102903
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 007A · E01020312
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 007 · E02004235

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Norton Farm, Bere Alston, Yelverton, PL20 7ED 28 January 2016 £525,000
2, Chulmland Cottages, Bere Alston, Yelverton, PL20 7ED 7 June 1996 £23,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0

  1. Bere Alston Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km

  2. St Andrew's Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

  3. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
PL20 7 residents
6,867

Age bands in PL20 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,041 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

586 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

1,200 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,081 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

2,021 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL20 7 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
66.7%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Social Club

    BCT · Bere Ferrers

    1.2 miles

  • Social Club

    BCT · Bere Ferrers

    1.2 miles

  • Bere Ferrers Station

    BCT · Bere Ferrers

    1.3 miles

  • Bere Ferrers Rail Station

    RSE · Bere Ferrers

    1.4 miles

  • High Cross

    BCT · Bere Alston

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 007A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,579 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bere Alston Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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