PL20 postcode area guide — South Hams
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL20 postcode district in South Hams — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
54.4%
Gigabit-capable
54.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.1%
Broadband availability in the PL20 postcode district (South Hams) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 502 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.4%.
Around 3.1% of premises in PL20 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 PL20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL20 6AA | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| PL20 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| PL20 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| PL20 6AE | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 6AF | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 6AG | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 6AH | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 6AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 6AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around South Hams
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Hams district (51,688 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
74.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
93.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
2.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
77.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PL20
Police recorded 16 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 31.3% |
| Public order | 4 | 25.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 12.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 12.5% |
| Other theft | 1 | 6.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 6.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 6.3% |
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 PL20
Based on 129 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL20 is £315,000, up 14.1% on the previous year (£276,000).
Detached
£495,000
48 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
31 sales
Terraced
£237,500
33 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Chapel Close | PL20 7SL |
| 18 May 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Marythorne Road | PL20 7BZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £207,500 | Semi-detached | Torbridge Road | PL20 7SD |
| 15 May 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Harrowbeer Mews | PL20 6WE |
| 8 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Station Road | PL20 7JT |
| 1 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Cornwall Street | PL20 7BG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Crapstone Road | PL20 6BT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | Bellever Close | PL20 6RT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £257,500 | Terraced | Fore Street | PL20 7AD |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Bedford Street | PL20 7DG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? South Hams demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider South Hams district (88,624 residents, 39,337 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.4% |
| 15–29 | 16.6% |
| 30–44 | 16% |
| 45–64 | 23.7% |
| 65+ | 28.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.5% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 10% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PL20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 184 | PL20 7SZ |
| St Andrew's Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 150 | PL20 7NA |
| Bere Alston Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 106 | PL20 7AU |
| Meavy Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 90 | PL20 6PJ |
| Heather Bridge School | Not applicable | 6–18 | 60 | PL20 6NN |
| Princetown Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 51 | PL20 6QE |
| Quay View School | Not applicable | 7–19 | 40 | PL20 7EX |
| Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 | PL20 6JR |
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 PL20
91 rated food businesses operate in PL20. 60 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bere Alston Bowling Club, Bere Alston Primary School, Bere Ferrers Social Club, Bere Peninsula Make Lunch, Challacombe Farm.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL20
From a sample of 85 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PL20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
21%
Band C
15%
Band D
32%
Band E
18%
Band F
9%
Band G
4%
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 South Hams
Landlines around PL20 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.