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PL7 3AL

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 2AL 21 m
PL7 2AW 39 m
PL7 2PS 39 m
PL7 2AP 43 m
PL7 2YR 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3
Latitude
50.387783
Longitude
-4.053296
British National Grid easting
254,133
British National Grid northing
56,228

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
E00076355
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
35
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Plympton Academy

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    171 m

  2. St Mary's Priory Junior School

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    268 m

  3. St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School

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    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
998
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 486
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Other theft 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    182 m

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    182 m

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.2 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ridgeway West

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles

  • Dark Street Lane

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles

  • Mudge Way

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles

  • Ridgeway Shops

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

  • Plympton Ridgeway

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Plympton Academy is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

998 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 486 events.

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