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PL7 1AB

Plympton Erle · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Plympton Erle
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 1RX 96 m
PL7 1RD 136 m
PL7 1RY 175 m
PL7 1QX 201 m
PL7 1RE 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 1
Latitude
50.387928
Longitude
-4.066935
British National Grid easting
253,164
British National Grid northing
56,271

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Plympton Erle · E05002089
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00076346
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 019B · E01015113
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 019 · E02003140

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
32
Secondary
7

  1. St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School

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    481 m

  2. Hele's School

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    498 m

  3. St Mary's Priory Junior School

    Academy converter

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
876
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 355
  • Shoplifting 176
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Other theft 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL7 1 residents
8,866

Age bands in PL7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,500 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

830 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

2,044 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,526 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

2,150 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

8

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83100

    1.0 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83008

    1.0 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.1 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.7 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.8 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.5 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    4.6 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Skewbridge

    BCT · Underwood

    0.1 miles

  • Dingle Road

    BCT · Underwood

    0.2 miles

  • Merafield Road

    BCT · Underwood

    0.2 miles

  • Merafield Road

    BCT · Underwood

    0.2 miles

  • Merafield Rise

    BCT · Underwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 019B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,023 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 481 m.

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

Recorded crime

876 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 355 events.

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