PL20 6SS postcode in West Devon, Devon

PL20 6SS is a postcode in West Devon, in the Dartmoor 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 0% of homes and businesses at PL20 6SS can get it Across West Devon: 64% Typical price £375,000 Homes sold in PL20 6, last 12 months. ▲ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Gunnislake 14.9 km in a straight line

Where PL20 6SS is, and what is near it

Map of PL20 6SS and what is near it Map of PL20 6SS: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the PL20 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PL20 6FB: also in PL20 6PL20 6FD: also in PL20 6PL20 6QD: also in PL20 6PL20 6QE: also in PL20 6PL20 6QF: also in PL20 6PL20 6QQ: also in PL20 6PL20 6QX: also in PL20 6PL20 6QY: also in PL20 6PL20 6QZ: also in PL20 6PL20 6RA: also in PL20 6PL20 6RB: also in PL20 6PL20 6RE: also in PL20 6PL20 6RF: also in PL20 6PL20 6RG: also in PL20 6PL20 6RH: also in PL20 6PL20 6RJ: also in PL20 6PL20 6RL: also in PL20 6PL20 6RN: also in PL20 6PL20 6RP: also in PL20 6PL20 6RQ: also in PL20 6PL20 6RR: also in PL20 6PL20 6RS: also in PL20 6PL20 6RT: also in PL20 6PL20 6RU: also in PL20 6PL20 6RW: also in PL20 6 2 places, 6.5–8.6 km2 GP practices, 9.1–9.4 kmGunnislake station 14.9 kmCalstock station 15.0 kmBuckland Monachorum PL20 6SS Map of PL20 6SS and what is near it Map of PL20 6SS: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the PL20 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 railway stations, 14.9–15.0 kmBuckland Monachorum PL20 6SS
  • PL20 6SS
  • Other postcodes in PL20 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 50.5563, longitude -4.0179)

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 PL20 6SS?

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 PL20 6SS?

None of the homes and businesses at PL20 6SS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PL20 6SS 0% West Devon 64%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PL20 6SS 0% West Devon 87%
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 PL20 6SS?

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 PL20 6SS 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 PL20 6SS.

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 PL20 6SS: 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 PL20 6SS 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 PL20 6SS?

Homes in PL20 6 sold for a typical £375,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 65 sales, up 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£375,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£358,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £500,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £325,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £123,500 8 sales

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

Across the whole PL20 district: a typical £312,000 from 141 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 PL20 6SS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PL20 6SS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 April 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 PL20 6SS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around PL20 6SS. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (40%). 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 PL20 6SS

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 A, the most common, is £1,804.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (26%)£1,804
Band Babout 140 (19%)£2,104
Band Cabout 130 (18%)£2,405
Band Dabout 120 (16%)£2,705
Band Eabout 90 (12%)£3,307
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,908
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,509
Band Hwithheld£5,411

When the homes were built

  1. 40% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 PL20 6SS is in (ONS area E01020323), 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 PL20 6SS?

The nearest open schools to PL20 6SS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL20 6SS, 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 PL20 6SS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL20 6SS is Gunnislake Rail Station, 14.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Gunnislake Rail Station Railway station 14.9 kmDrive
  • Calstock Rail Station Railway station 15.0 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 PL20 6SS, 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 PL20 6SS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL20 6SS, 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 PL20 6SS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL20 6SS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.2 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 PL20 6SS?

The nearest to the centre of PL20 6SS, 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 PL20 6SS?

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 care homes are near PL20 6SS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL20 6SS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Venville House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01822 890557 2.3 kmCycle

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 PL20 6SS?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL20 6SS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 PL20 6SS in a conservation area?

The centre of PL20 6SS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 PL20 6SS?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of PL20 6SS 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 PL20 6SS

Ward
Dartmoor
Parish
Dartmoor Forest
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.

PL20 6RN1.4 kmPL20 6RR1.6 kmPL20 6RW1.7 kmPL20 6FD1.8 kmPL20 6RL1.8 kmPL20 6RU1.9 km
All of PL20

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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