PL16 0ED postcode in West Devon, Devon

PL16 0ED is a postcode in West Devon, in the Tamarside ward. It is in the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 20% of homes and businesses can get it. West Devon: 64% Typical price £362,625 Homes sold in PL16 0, last 12 months. ▲ 26.4% on the year before Nearest station Gunnislake 16.5 km in a straight line

Where PL16 0ED is, and what is near it

Map of PL16 0ED and what is near it Map of PL16 0ED: its centre point, with the 114 other postcodes in the PL16 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 GP practice (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. PL16 0AA: also in PL16 0PL16 0AB: also in PL16 0PL16 0AD: also in PL16 0PL16 0AE: also in PL16 0PL16 0AF: also in PL16 0PL16 0AG: also in PL16 0PL16 0AH: also in PL16 0PL16 0AJ: also in PL16 0PL16 0AL: also in PL16 0PL16 0AN: also in PL16 0PL16 0AP: also in PL16 0PL16 0AQ: also in PL16 0PL16 0AR: also in PL16 0PL16 0AS: also in PL16 0PL16 0AT: also in PL16 0PL16 0AU: also in PL16 0PL16 0AW: also in PL16 0PL16 0AX: also in PL16 0PL16 0AY: also in PL16 0PL16 0AZ: also in PL16 0PL16 0BA: also in PL16 0PL16 0BB: also in PL16 0PL16 0BD: also in PL16 0PL16 0BE: also in PL16 0PL16 0BH: also in PL16 0PL16 0BJ: also in PL16 0PL16 0BL: also in PL16 0PL16 0BN: also in PL16 0PL16 0BP: also in PL16 0PL16 0BQ: also in PL16 0PL16 0BS: also in PL16 0PL16 0BT: also in PL16 0PL16 0BU: also in PL16 0PL16 0BW: also in PL16 0PL16 0BX: also in PL16 0PL16 0BZ: also in PL16 0PL16 0DA: also in PL16 0PL16 0DB: also in PL16 0PL16 0DF: also in PL16 0PL16 0DH: also in PL16 0PL16 0DN: also in PL16 0PL16 0DP: also in PL16 0PL16 0DR: also in PL16 0PL16 0DS: also in PL16 0PL16 0DT: also in PL16 0PL16 0DU: also in PL16 0PL16 0DW: also in PL16 0PL16 0DX: also in PL16 0PL16 0DY: also in PL16 0PL16 0DZ: also in PL16 0PL16 0EA: also in PL16 0PL16 0EB: also in PL16 0PL16 0EE: also in PL16 0PL16 0EF: also in PL16 0PL16 0EG: also in PL16 0PL16 0EH: also in PL16 0PL16 0EL: also in PL16 0PL16 0EN: also in PL16 0PL16 0EQ: also in PL16 0PL16 0EW: also in PL16 0PL16 0EY: also in PL16 0PL16 0EZ: also in PL16 0PL16 0FA: also in PL16 0PL16 0FB: also in PL16 0PL16 0FD: also in PL16 0PL16 0FE: also in PL16 0PL16 0HA: also in PL16 0PL16 0JJ: also in PL16 0PL16 0LA: also in PL16 0PL16 0LB: also in PL16 0PL16 0LD: also in PL16 0 School 4.6 km2 places, 6.6–6.9 kmSt Josephs School 6.6 km2 railway stations, 16.5–18.6 kmTamarside PL16 0ED Map of PL16 0ED and what is near it Map of PL16 0ED: its centre point, with the 114 other postcodes in the PL16 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 GP practice (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 6.6–6.9 kmSt Josephs School 6.6 kmTamarside PL16 0ED
  • PL16 0ED
  • Other postcodes in PL16 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.6596, longitude -4.2768)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PL16 0ED?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PL16 0ED?

20% of the homes and businesses at PL16 0ED can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 20% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)20% can get it

West Devon: 64%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)20% can get it

West Devon: 87%

The line marks the figure across West Devon.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at PL16 0ED?

BinDayBuddy does not read West Devon Borough Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PL16 0ED at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PL16 0ED.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across West Devon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PL16 0ED: 503 properties in West Devon are at high risk (1.1% of all its properties). All the figures for West Devon

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of PL16 0ED is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PL16 0ED?

Homes in PL16 0 sold for a typical £362,625 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 16 sales, up 26.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£362,625 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£287,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 26.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £462,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £310,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PL16 district: a typical £362,625 from 16 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PL16 0ED

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL16 0ED from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PL16 0ED?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around PL16 0ED. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PL16 0ED

Band D in West Devon for 2026‑27: £2,705. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,804 (band A) to £4,509 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,405.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (12%)£1,804
Band Babout 210 (24%)£2,104
Band Cabout 220 (26%)£2,405
Band Dabout 140 (16%)£2,705
Band Eabout 130 (15%)£3,307
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,908
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,509
Band Hwithheld£5,411

When the homes were built

  1. 43% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for West Devon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PL16 0ED is in (ONS area E01020340), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PL16 0ED?

The nearest open schools to PL16 0ED, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL16 0ED, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PL16 0ED?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL16 0ED is Gunnislake Rail Station, 16.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Gunnislake Rail Station Railway station 16.5 kmDrive
  • Calstock Rail Station Railway station 18.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near PL16 0ED, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PL16 0ED?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL16 0ED, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PL16 0ED?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL16 0ED, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lifton Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PL16 0ED?

The nearest to the centre of PL16 0ED, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PL16 0ED?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near PL16 0ED?

No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of PL16 0ED. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PL16 0ED in a conservation area?

The centre of PL16 0ED is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PL16 0ED?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of PL16 0ED in the latest month it has published.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PL16 0ED

Ward
Tamarside
Parish
Lifton
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PL16 0EN870 mPL16 0EA1.2 kmPL16 0EL1.3 kmPL16 0EH1.6 kmPL16 0DN1.7 kmPL16 0AL1.7 km
All of PL16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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