County council · England
Devon
Devon is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.
What this council is responsible for
Devon
County council · E10000008
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000008
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
8
District councils
170
Postcode sectors
District councils in Devon
These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Devon runs the services above.
- East DevonDistrict council · 35 postcode sectors
- ExeterDistrict council · 22 postcode sectors
- Mid DevonDistrict council · 21 postcode sectors
- North DevonDistrict council · 21 postcode sectors
- South HamsDistrict council · 21 postcode sectors
- TeignbridgeDistrict council · 22 postcode sectors
- TorridgeDistrict council · 15 postcode sectors
- West DevonDistrict council · 13 postcode sectors
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000008.