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PL6 7BY

Bickleigh & Cornwood · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bickleigh & Cornwood
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 7BN 743 m
PL20 6HN 1.0 km
PL6 7BX 1.1 km
PL6 7BZ 1.3 km
PL6 7BU 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 7BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7
Latitude
50.456652
Longitude
-4.134823
British National Grid easting
248,558
British National Grid northing
64,048

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Bickleigh & Cornwood · E05010129
Parish or community
E04003132
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102012
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 001B · E01020145
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 001 · E02004189

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery

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    3.0 km

  2. Widewell Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
PL6 7 residents
8,811

Age bands in PL6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,461 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

807 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

2,132 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,487 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

2,091 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL6 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
40%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
40%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
40%
Gigabit-capable
40%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    3.2 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    3.5 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Parkwood Close

    BCT · Roborough

    1.1 miles

  • Broadley Industrial Park

    BCT · Roborough

    1.1 miles

  • Broadley Industrial Park Roundabout

    BCT · Roborough

    1.1 miles

  • Who'd Have Thought It

    BCT · Milton Combe

    1.3 miles

  • Who'd Have Thought It

    BCT · Milton Combe

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 001B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,999 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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