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PL4 7EU

Efford and Lipson · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Plymouth
Ward
Efford and Lipson
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 7HE 38 m
PL4 7ET 50 m
PL4 7EP 76 m
PL4 7NX 78 m
PL4 7HD 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL4 7EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 7
Latitude
50.381099
Longitude
-4.122483
British National Grid easting
249,194
British National Grid northing
55,623

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Efford and Lipson · E05002082
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport · E14001427
Output area
E00076074
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 025A · E01015061
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 025 · E02003146

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mount Lipson Cottage, Lipson Road, Plymouth, PL4 7EU 5 July 2019 £349,950
Mount Lipson Cottage, Lipson Road, Plymouth, PL4 7EU 2 July 1999 £74,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
56
Secondary
18

  1. Lipson Co-operative Academy

    Academy converter

    249 m

  2. Lipson Vale Primary School

    Community school

    249 m

  3. Salisbury Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    691 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,450
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,736
  • Anti social behaviour 658
  • Criminal damage and arson 563
  • Shoplifting 536
  • Other theft 516

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
PL4 7 residents
8,318

Age bands in PL4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

1,074 residents

Age 15 to 24
23.9%

2,012 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.1%

2,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.8%

1,669 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

961 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL4 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

17

within 5 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    667 m

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    1.0 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.4 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.8 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

    THE STABLES, 162 OUTLAND ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3PX

    ODS code L83648

    2.2 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    2.6 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    2.6 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.8 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

    21 RADFORD PARK ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9DL

    ODS code L83021

    3.1 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.2 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.2 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    3.5 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.7 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.9 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

    HONICKNOWLE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, GUY MILES WAY, HONICKNOWLE GREEN, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3PY

    ODS code L83015

    4.3 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.5 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

  • Ashford Hill

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Lipson Vale Park

    BCT · Laira

    0.1 miles

  • Lipson Vale

    BCT · Laira

    0.1 miles

  • Elm Crescent

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Elm Crescent

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 025A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,330 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 18 secondary schools. Lipson Co-operative Academy is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,450 published events cover 12 months, averaging 537.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,736 events.

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