PL7 3BT

Wembury & Brixton · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 5AE 125 m
PL8 2DR 392 m
PL9 8YJ 424 m
PL9 8YU 425 m
PL7 5FA 430 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 3BT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3
Latitude
50.372343
Longitude
-4.047469
British National Grid easting
254,500
British National Grid northing
54,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Parish or community
E04003135
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00181173
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 009D · E01020187
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 009 · E02004197

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Plympton St Maurice Primary School

    Academy converter

    931 m
  2. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    960 m
  3. Longcause Community Special School

    Community special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
492
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 250
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Public order 41
  • Other theft 36

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

    1.6 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.6 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.2 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.7 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    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

  • Sherford Vale School

    BCT · Sherford

    0.4 miles
  • Sherford Vale School

    BCT · Sherford

    0.4 miles
  • Hercules Road West

    BCT · Sherford

    0.6 miles
  • Hercules Road West

    BCT · Sherford

    0.6 miles
  • Erle Gardens

    BCT · Plympton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 009D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,092 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Plympton St Maurice Primary School is the nearest published school at 931 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

492 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 250 events.

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