PL7 3HX

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 2HX 13 m
PL7 2HY 77 m
PL7 1JD 110 m
PL7 1JS 123 m
PL7 2HT 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 3HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3
Latitude
50.384340
Longitude
-4.041922
British National Grid easting
254,931
British National Grid northing
55,823

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
E00076338
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 022A · E01015108
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 022 · E02003143

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Longcause Community Special School

    Community special school

    271 m
  2. Plympton St Maurice Primary School

    Academy converter

    480 m
  3. Chaddlewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    710 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,055
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 528
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Other theft 73
  • Shoplifting 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    787 m

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    787 m

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.4 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.7 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Cotton Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Wain Park

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Chaddlewood Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Buller Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Longcause

    BCT · Plympton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 022A, 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

27,393 of 33,755

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

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Longcause Community Special School is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,055 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 528 events.

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