PL6 7EY

Bickleigh & Cornwood · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 7BU 237 m
PL6 7BX 461 m
PL6 7SG 563 m
PL6 7EZ 635 m
PL6 7SQ 652 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 7EY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7
Latitude
50.447348
Longitude
-4.128178
British National Grid easting
249,000
British National Grid northing
63,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
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

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Widewell Primary Academy

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    1.9 km
  2. Oakwood Primary Academy

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    2.1 km
  3. Beechwood Primary Academy

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    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
92
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 49
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    2.2 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    2.4 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.7 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.3 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.6 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Broadley Industrial Park Roundabout

    BCT · Roborough

    0.4 miles
  • Parkwood Close

    BCT · Roborough

    0.4 miles
  • Broadley Industrial Park

    BCT · Roborough

    0.4 miles
  • Porsham Close

    BCT · Belliver

    0.7 miles
  • Belliver Way Industrial Estate

    BCT · Belliver

    0.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Widewell Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

92 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 49 events.

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