EX20 postcode area guide — Mid Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX20 postcode district in Mid Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX20
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
64.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
36.1%
Gigabit-capable
36.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.2%
Broadband availability in the EX20 postcode district (Mid Devon) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 1,029 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 64.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 36.1%.
Around 3.2% of premises in EX20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EX20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX20 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| EX20 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| EX20 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| EX20 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| EX20 1AN | 96.4% | 85.7% |
| EX20 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| EX20 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| EX20 1AS | 100% | 54.5% |
| EX20 1AT | 100% | 62.5% |
| EX20 1AU | 100% | 97.2% |
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Mobile signal around Mid Devon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Mid Devon district (38,682 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
72.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
95.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
79.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EX20
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 50.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in EX20
Based on 271 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX20 is £275,000, down 6.8% on the previous year (£295,000).
Detached
£380,000
103 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
56 sales
Terraced
£220,000
74 sales
Flat / maisonette
£147,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | EX20 4NS | |
| 20 May 2026 | £315,000 | Detached | Park Road | EX20 3JS |
| 18 May 2026 | £590,000 | Detached | Station Road | EX20 4EH |
| 15 May 2026 | £187,000 | Semi-detached | Jubilee Close | EX20 1BH |
| 12 May 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | The Croft | EX20 2NX |
| 11 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Broom Park | EX20 1FW |
| 11 May 2026 | £292,500 | Terraced | West View Road | EX20 1NF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £122,000 | Flat | Station Road | EX20 1EH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £257,500 | Terraced | Kempley Road | EX20 1DS |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £965,000 | Detached | EX20 4LU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Mid Devon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Mid Devon district (82,852 residents, 35,631 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.7% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 22% |
| 65+ | 24% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.6% |
| Private rented | 18.7% |
| Social rented | 4.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okehampton College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,066 | EX20 1PW |
| Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit | Primary | 2–11 | 420 | EX20 1JB |
| St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 244 | EX20 1GJ |
| South Tawton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 201 | EX20 2LG |
| Hatherleigh Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 178 | EX20 3JB |
| North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 160 | EX20 2HB |
| Bridestowe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 86 | EX20 4EL |
| Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 78 | EX20 4DP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in EX20
206 rated food businesses operate in EX20. 152 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A L Martin & Son Ltd, Adam Hatten Catering Limited, Adventure Okehampton, Alfordon Farms Ltd, Ashbury Golf Hotel.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX20
From a sample of 120 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 EX20 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
23%
Band C
31%
Band D
20%
Band E
13%
Band F
8%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Mid Devon
Landlines around EX20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.