PL7 1LP

Plympton Erle · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 1LR 11 m
PL7 1LW 14 m
PL7 1LU 48 m
PL7 1LN 50 m
PL7 1LS 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 1LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 1
Latitude
50.383667
Longitude
-4.046465
British National Grid easting
254,606
British National Grid northing
55,757

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
E00076352
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 022C · E01015115
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 022 · E02003143

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Victoria Cottages, 1-2, George Lane, Plymouth, PL7 1LP 3 June 2019 £190,000
Victoria Cottages, 3-4, George Lane, Plymouth, PL7 1LP 18 September 2018 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Longcause Community Special School

    Community special school

    81 m
  2. Plympton St Maurice Primary School

    Academy converter

    354 m
  3. Plympton Academy

    Academy converter

    623 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
985
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Other theft 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    520 m

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    520 m

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.1 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.4 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.5 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

  • Longcause

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles
  • Longbrook Street

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles
  • Longcause

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Longbrook Street

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Cotton Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 022C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,278 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Longcause Community Special School is the nearest published school at 81 m.

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

Recorded crime

985 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 494 events.

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