PL4 7XY

Drake · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Drake
Local authority
Plymouth
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 7JG 38 m
PL4 8NH 54 m
PL4 8NF 72 m
PL4 8ED 93 m
PL4 8NL 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL4 7XY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 April 2001
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 7
Latitude
50.375419
Longitude
-4.130626
British National Grid easting
248,597
British National Grid northing
55,008

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Drake · E05002081
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076042
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 027A · E01015053
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 027 · E02003148

Postcode source versions

Explore PL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
52
Secondary
17
  1. Mount Street Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    305 m
  2. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    414 m
  3. Salisbury Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,154
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,401
  • Anti social behaviour 1,100
  • Shoplifting 916
  • Criminal damage and arson 769
  • Other theft 755

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    349 m

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    790 m

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    934 m

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.1 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.8 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    1.9 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.3 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.6 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    2.6 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    2.7 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.1 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.5 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.7 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.8 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.4 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.5 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Baring Street

    BCT · Mount Gould

    0.0 miles
  • Lipson Court

    BCT · Mount Gould

    0.0 miles
  • May Terrace

    BCT · Mount Gould

    0.1 miles
  • Diamond Avenue

    BCT · Mount Gould

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital Road

    BCT · Plymouth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 027A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,870 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

82 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 17 secondary schools. Mount Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,154 published events cover 12 months, averaging 846.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,401 events.

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