EX20 postcode area · West Devon

The EX20 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Exeter, Mid Devon, Torridge, West Devon. Area Scores range from 32 to 55 across them. Every full EX20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the EX20 district's neighbourhoods is Horrabridge & Mary Tavy (56 out of 100, #3,042 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath (32). 2 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £208,500 in Central Exeter to £433,000 in Horrabridge & Mary Tavy — a 2.1× gap within the EX20 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Exeter, Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,744a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the EX20 district

£285,000median home sold over the past year · +16.9% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 363 sales
Detached£379,996
Semi-detached£258,396
Terraced£218,000
Flat£138,750
West Devon£298,250
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Horrabridge & Mary TavyWest Devon 3,04256 £433,000
OkehamptonWest Devon 3,89943 £225,000
Chagford, Princetown & DartmoorWest Devon 4,01541 £391,250
Lifton, Lamerton & BridestoweWest Devon 4,33037 £375,000
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North TawtonWest Devon 4,33737 £295,000
Bow, Lapford & YeofordMid Devon 4,35136 £340,000
Winkleigh & High BickingtonTorridge 4,42635 £313,750
Central ExeterExeter 4,61833 £208,500
Shebbear, Cookworthy & BroadheathTorridge 4,64632 £317,500

People living in EX20 Census 2021

Residents70,585
Median age (est.)48
Density40per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 14%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 11%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 31%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 18% · Professional 17% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades18%
Professional17%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX20.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.