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PL16

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
133
Current units
115
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
18

Postcode sectors in PL16

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1 sectors

Property

Across this district

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1,132 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sunspot, Liftondown, Lifton, PL16 0DB 3 July 2026 £240,000
2, Warracott Court, Chillaton, Lifton, PL16 0HE 18 June 2026 £310,000
Tinhay Garage, Station Road, Lifton, PL16 0AN 19 May 2026 £160,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
78
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PL16 usual residents
2,075
Age-profile population
2,176

Age bands in PL16

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

296 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

215 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

405 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

697 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

563 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 110 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
20%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
20%
Gigabit-capable
20%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
59.6%

74 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 37 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 3 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £312,025 from 184 recorded sales in PL16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Devon is £286,145 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

78 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.