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PL21 9XR

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 9RJ 80 m
PL21 9TH 93 m
PL21 9RN 127 m
PL21 9TQ 128 m
PL21 9TN 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL21 9XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL21
Postcode sector
PL21 9
Latitude
50.390947
Longitude
-3.939191
British National Grid easting
262,253
British National Grid northing
56,362

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
E00102133
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 005G · E01020167
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. Woodlands Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    217 m

  2. Manor Primary School, Ivybridge

    Academy converter

    976 m

  3. The Erme Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
504
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 217
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Shoplifting 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Public order 40

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

  • Holtwood Drive

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.1 miles

  • Holtwood Drive

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.1 miles

  • Abbot Road

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.1 miles

  • Abbot Road

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.1 miles

  • Mallet Road

    BCT · Ivybridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 005G, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,018 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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. Woodlands Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 217 m.

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

Recorded crime

504 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 217 events.

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