PL7 3SS

Plympton Erle · 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 1SS 7 m
PL7 1SR 56 m
PL7 4NR 147 m
PL7 4SF 152 m
PL7 1YB 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 3SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3
Latitude
50.390463
Longitude
-4.076106
British National Grid easting
252,520
British National Grid northing
56,571

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
E00076351
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 019B · E01015113
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 019 · E02003140

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
9
  1. Woodford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    451 m
  2. Hele's School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
888
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 341
  • Shoplifting 197
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Other theft 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    1.7 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.7 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.4 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.8 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    4.0 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.1 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    4.2 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.6 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Great Woodford Drive

    BCT · Woodford

    0.1 miles
  • Woodford Avenue

    BCT · Woodford

    0.1 miles
  • Woodford Avenue

    BCT · Woodford

    0.2 miles
  • Woodford Avenue

    BCT · Woodford

    0.2 miles
  • Plymouth Road

    BCT · Woodford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 019B, 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

29,023 of 33,755

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

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Woodford Primary School is the nearest published school at 451 m.

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

Recorded crime

888 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 341 events.

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