EX20
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Okehampton, in West Devon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX20 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX20, 64.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX20 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX20 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX20 at a rate of 49.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across the EX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (569), other crime (219) and criminal damage and arson (115).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX20 was 50.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in EX20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX20 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX20
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torridge 007A | 1,513 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 53.4% |
| West Devon 001A | 1,871 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 25.3% |
| West Devon 001B | 2,447 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 50.6% |
| West Devon 001D | 2,278 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 27.2% |
| West Devon 001E | 1,561 | 26.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 35.4% |
| West Devon 001F | 1,799 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.9% |
| West Devon 002A | 1,808 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.3% |
| West Devon 002B | 2,404 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.3% |
| West Devon 002C | 1,618 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.5% |
| West Devon 002D | 1,880 | 133.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.0% |
| West Devon 003D | 1,681 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.5% |
| West Devon 004A | 1,740 | 24.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 73.0% |
| West Devon 004B | 1,718 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 17.2% |
MPs for EX20
- Sir Mel StrideConservativeMP for Central Devon76% of EX20’s postcodes
- Sir Geoffrey CoxConservativeMP for Torridge and Tavistock24% of EX20’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX204
Postcode sectors in EX205
Council1
Towns in EX201
Postcode districts next to EX209
Nearest rail stations3
More in the EX postcode area2
EX20 in brief
EX20 is a postcode district covering Okehampton, in West Devon.
About 23,173 people lived in EX20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 412 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX20 was £285,000 in 2025.
EX20 had 22,138 usual residents at the census.
In EX20, 64.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX20, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.