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PL7 2LR

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 1LN 22 m
PL7 1LW 30 m
PL7 1LU 31 m
PL7 1LP 43 m
PL7 1LR 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 2LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 2
Latitude
50.384052
Longitude
-4.046566
British National Grid easting
254,600
British National Grid northing
55,800

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

Postcode source versions

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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

    110 m

  2. Plympton St Maurice Primary School

    Academy converter

    397 m

  3. Plympton Academy

    Academy converter

    583 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,020
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 510
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Other theft 69
  • Shoplifting 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL7 2 residents
10,664

Age bands in PL7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,824 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

996 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,765 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,735 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,937 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    492 m

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    492 m

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.1 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.4 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Longcause

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles

  • Longcause

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles

  • Longbrook Street

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

  • Longbrook Street

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

  • The Rise

    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.

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 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,020 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 510 events.

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