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PL6 7YR

Woolwell · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 7QA 1 m
PL6 7QB 54 m
PL6 7QN 99 m
PL6 7QF 111 m
PL6 7QE 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 7YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7
Latitude
50.433905
Longitude
-4.105747
British National Grid easting
250,550
British National Grid northing
61,460

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Woolwell · E05010147
Parish or community
E04003132
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102014
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
34
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    284 m

  2. Widewell Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    722 m

  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
563
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Other theft 46
  • Public order 28

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

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    978 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    2.1 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.9 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.5 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.7 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Ferndale Close

    BCT · Woolwell

    0.0 miles

  • Long Park Drive

    BCT · Woolwell

    0.0 miles

  • Tesco Superstore Roborough

    BCT · Woolwell

    0.2 miles

  • Woolwell Road Roundabout

    BCT · Widewell

    0.2 miles

  • School Drive

    BCT · Woolwell

    0.2 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

563 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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