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PL21 9LJ

Ivybridge West · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ivybridge West
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL21
Postcode sector
PL21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL21 0SY 46 m
PL21 9BN 91 m
PL21 0AP 101 m
PL21 0BP 111 m
PL21 0BT 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL21 9LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL21
Postcode sector
PL21 9
Latitude
50.392389
Longitude
-3.925447
British National Grid easting
263,234
British National Grid northing
56,497

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Ivybridge West · E05010136
Parish or community
E04003156
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102103
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 005A · E01020161
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 005 · E02004193

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. The Erme Primary School

    Community school

    338 m

  2. Manor Primary School, Ivybridge

    Academy converter

    388 m

  3. Ivybridge Community College

    Academy converter

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
643
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Shoplifting 47
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL21 9 residents
8,483

Age bands in PL21 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,512 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

833 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,062 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,505 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,877 residents

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.

Nearby transport

  • Ivydene Road

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.2 miles

  • Ivydene Road

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.2 miles

  • Fairway Avenue

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.3 miles

  • Fairway Avenue

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.3 miles

  • Clare Street

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 005A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,840 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Erme Primary School is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

643 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

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