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PL7 3PA

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 1PA 0 m
PL7 1UB 50 m
PL7 1PB 78 m
PL7 1NS 94 m
PL7 1NR 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 3PA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3
Latitude
50.380253
Longitude
-4.044208
British National Grid easting
254,756
British National Grid northing
55,373

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
E00076364
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
26
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Plympton St Maurice Primary School

    Academy converter

    82 m

  2. Longcause Community Special School

    Community special school

    358 m

  3. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

    Community school

    817 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
902
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 439
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Other theft 62

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    892 m

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    892 m

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.3 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.8 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • St Elizabeth Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

  • Erle Gardens

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

  • Magdalen Gardens

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

  • St. Peters Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

  • Buller Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.2 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

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Plympton St Maurice Primary School is the nearest published school at 82 m.

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

Recorded crime

902 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 439 events.

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