PL7 1AE

Plymstock Dunstone · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 1UE 239 m
PL7 1UP 401 m
PL7 5FA 401 m
PL7 5AE 495 m
PL7 5AD 546 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 1AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 1
Latitude
50.375633
Longitude
-4.052181
British National Grid easting
254,175
British National Grid northing
54,875

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00181130
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 030C · E01015131
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 030 · E02003151

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Plympton St Maurice Primary School

    Academy converter

    740 m
  2. Longcause Community Special School

    Community special school

    987 m
  3. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
667
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 332
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Other theft 51
  • Public order 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL7 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    1.2 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.2 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.6 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.8 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    4.9 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

  • Longbrook Street

    BCT · Plympton

    0.6 miles
  • Longbrook Street

    BCT · Plympton

    0.6 miles
  • Sherford Vale School

    BCT · Sherford

    0.6 miles
  • Redvers Grove

    BCT · Plympton

    0.6 miles
  • Sherford Vale School

    BCT · Sherford

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 030C, 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

28,423 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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

30 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Plympton St Maurice Primary School is the nearest published school at 740 m.

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

Recorded crime

667 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 332 events.

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