PL21 0TW

Charterlands · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon
Postcode district
PL21
Postcode sector
PL21 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL21 0FA 403 m
PL21 0TU 518 m
PL21 0TT 675 m
PL21 0HL 1.1 km
PL21 0SJ 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL21 0TW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL21
Postcode sector
PL21 0
Latitude
50.367986
Longitude
-3.864821
British National Grid easting
267,475
British National Grid northing
53,674

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Parish or community
E04003164
Westminster constituency
South Devon · E14001484
Output area
E00102092
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 008B · E01020158
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 008 · E02004196

Postcode source versions

Explore PL21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Ugborough Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Modbury Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  3. Ermington Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
PL21 0 residents
10,596

Age bands in PL21 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,595 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

972 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

2,036 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

3,017 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

2,249 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL21 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MODBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, POUNDWELL MEADOW, MODBURY, IVYBRIDGE, PL21 0QL

    ODS code L83086

    2.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ludbrook Cross

    BCT · Ludbrook

    0.9 miles
  • Ludbrook Cross

    BCT · Ludbrook

    0.9 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Ugborough

    1.3 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Modbury

    1.6 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Modbury

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 008B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,590 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ugborough Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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