PL20 7HR postcode in West Devon, Devon

PL20 7HR is a postcode in West Devon, in the Bere Ferrers 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 can get it. West Devon: 64% Typical price £283,750 Homes sold in PL20 7, last 12 months. ▲ 6.1% on the year before Nearest station Bere Alston 3.1 km in a straight line

Where PL20 7HR is, and what is near it

Map of PL20 7HR and what is near it Map of PL20 7HR: its centre point, with the 262 other postcodes in the PL20 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 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. PL20 7AH: also in PL20 7PL20 7AJ: also in PL20 7PL20 7AQ: also in PL20 7PL20 7AT: also in PL20 7PL20 7AU: also in PL20 7PL20 7DD: also in PL20 7PL20 7DH: also in PL20 7PL20 7DJ: also in PL20 7PL20 7DN: also in PL20 7PL20 7DP: also in PL20 7PL20 7DR: also in PL20 7PL20 7DS: also in PL20 7PL20 7DT: also in PL20 7PL20 7DU: also in PL20 7PL20 7DW: also in PL20 7PL20 7DX: also in PL20 7PL20 7DZ: also in PL20 7PL20 7EF: also in PL20 7PL20 7EP: also in PL20 7PL20 7EQ: also in PL20 7PL20 7ER: also in PL20 7PL20 7ES: also in PL20 7PL20 7EU: also in PL20 7PL20 7EW: also in PL20 7PL20 7EY: also in PL20 7PL20 7EZ: also in PL20 7PL20 7FH: also in PL20 7PL20 7HA: also in PL20 7PL20 7HB: also in PL20 7PL20 7HH: also in PL20 7PL20 7HJ: also in PL20 7PL20 7HL: also in PL20 7PL20 7HN: also in PL20 7PL20 7HP: also in PL20 7PL20 7HS: also in PL20 7PL20 7HT: also in PL20 7PL20 7HW: also in PL20 7PL20 7LG: also in PL20 7PL20 7LN: also in PL20 7PL20 7LP: also in PL20 7PL20 7LR: also in PL20 7PL20 7LU: also in PL20 7PL20 7LW: also in PL20 7PL20 7LX: also in PL20 7PL20 7LY: also in PL20 7PL20 7LZ: also in PL20 7PL20 7NA: also in PL20 7PL20 7NB: also in PL20 7PL20 7ND: also in PL20 7PL20 7NE: also in PL20 7PL20 7NF: also in PL20 7PL20 7NG: also in PL20 7PL20 7NH: also in PL20 7PL20 7NJ: also in PL20 7PL20 7NL: also in PL20 7PL20 7NN: also in PL20 7PL20 7NP: also in PL20 7PL20 7NQ: also in PL20 7PL20 7NR: also in PL20 7PL20 7NS: also in PL20 7PL20 7NT: also in PL20 7PL20 7NW: also in PL20 7 2 places, 2.9–3.2 kmQuay View School 3.7 kmCopper Fields School 4.5 km2 GP practices, 5.1–5.2 kmYelverton Surgery 5.9 kmBere Ferrers PL20 7HR Map of PL20 7HR and what is near it Map of PL20 7HR: its centre point, with the 262 other postcodes in the PL20 7 sector, 4 schools (4 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 places, 2.5–5.9 kmBere Alston station 3.1 kmQuay View School 3.7 kmCopper Fields School 4.5 km2 GP practices, 5.1–5.2 kmBere Ferrers PL20 7HR
  • PL20 7HR
  • Other postcodes in PL20 7: press one for its page
  • 4 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 50.5014, longitude -4.1645)

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 7HR?

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 7HR?

None of the homes and businesses at PL20 7HR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

West Devon: 64%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 PL20 7HR?

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 7HR 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 7HR.

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 7HR: 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 7HR 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 7HR?

Homes in PL20 7 sold for a typical £283,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, up 6.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£283,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£267,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £475,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £277,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £230,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 7HR

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PL20 7HR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 February 2025. 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 7HR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around PL20 7HR. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (59%). 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 7HR

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 B, the most common, is £2,104.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,804
Band Babout 150 (20%)£2,104
Band Cabout 150 (20%)£2,405
Band Dabout 120 (16%)£2,705
Band Eabout 140 (19%)£3,307
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,908
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,509
Band Hwithheld£5,411

When the homes were built

  1. 59% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 7HR is in (ONS area E01020331), 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 7HR?

The nearest open schools to PL20 7HR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL20 7HR, 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 7HR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL20 7HR is Bere Alston Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bere Alston Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Calstock Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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 7HR, 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 7HR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL20 7HR, 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 7HR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PL20 7HR on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 7HR?

The nearest to the centre of PL20 7HR, 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 7HR?

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 7HR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL20 7HR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near PL20 7HR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL20 7HR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PL20 7HR?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL20 7HR 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 7HR in a conservation area?

The centre of PL20 7HR 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 7HR?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of PL20 7HR 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 7HR

Ward
Bere Ferrers
Parish
Gulworthy
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 7HP420 mPL19 8JN740 mPL20 7HS750 mPL20 7LP970 mPL20 7NT1.0 kmPL20 7HT1.1 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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