PL7 2XR

Plympton Chaddlewood · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 2UA 28 m
PL7 2UN 38 m
PL7 2UW 89 m
PL7 2XB 109 m
PL7 2EU 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 2XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 2
Latitude
50.388938
Longitude
-4.035662
British National Grid easting
255,390
British National Grid northing
56,322

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
E00076331
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 018B · E01015110
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 018 · E02003139

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Chaddlewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    145 m
  2. Glen Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    201 m
  3. Longcause Community Special School

    Community special school

    930 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 458
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Other theft 64
  • Public order 64

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Wolrige Avenue

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Kingston Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Kingston Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Glen Road Subway

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Hillcrest Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 018B, 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

30,144 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chaddlewood Primary School is the nearest published school at 145 m.

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

Recorded crime

914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 458 events.

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