PL7 2RU

Plympton Chaddlewood · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 2RT 65 m
PL7 2TZ 88 m
PL7 2DX 117 m
PL7 2HB 150 m
PL7 2XD 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 2
Latitude
50.387027
Longitude
-4.033878
British National Grid easting
255,511
British National Grid northing
56,106

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
E00076318
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 018A · E01015107
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 018 · E02003139

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Wolrige Way, Plymouth, PL7 2RU 26 June 2026 £290,000
27, Wolrige Way, Plymouth, PL7 2RU 28 November 2025 £295,250
4, Wolrige Way, Plymouth, PL7 2RU 31 August 2023 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Glen Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    202 m
  2. Chaddlewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    391 m
  3. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

    Community school

    712 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
870
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 438
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Other theft 61
  • Public order 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
86

44 female, 42 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL7 2 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

3

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    1.3 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.3 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hillcrest Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Glen Park Primary School

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Kingston Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Kingston Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Wolrige Avenue

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 018A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,242 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £290,000 from 3 recorded sales in PL7 2RU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Plymouth is £222,817 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Glen Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 202 m.

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

Recorded crime

870 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 438 events.

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