West Devon Borough Council

What broadband can you get in West Devon?

Across West Devon, 64% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 64% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in West Devon?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,705 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in West Devon are at risk of flooding?

Across West Devon, the Environment Agency puts 1,461 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 441 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In West Devon the Environment Agency counts 503 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.1% of all its properties), 362 at medium risk (0.8%) and 1,835 at low risk (4.1%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Devon

West Devon has two councils. The county council, Devon, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemdevon.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placedevon.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsdevon.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in West Devon

• EX6 postcode district48 of its 727 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• EX17 postcode district34 of its 1,010 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• EX19 postcode district51 of its 221 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• EX20 postcode district999 of its 1,064 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• EX21 postcode district50 of its 284 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• PL6 postcode district3 of its 1,021 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• PL7 postcode district1 of its 742 postcodes in use is in West Devon.
• PL15 postcode district2 of its 812 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• PL16 postcode district98 of its 115 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• PL19 postcode districtAll 681 of its postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• PL20 postcode district500 of its 504 postcodes in use are in West Devon.
• TQ13 postcode district124 of its 1,047 postcodes in use are in West Devon.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in West Devon.