PL7 3WH

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 1HS 32 m
PL7 1HU 54 m
PL7 1HT 65 m
PL7 1PW 85 m
PL7 1PY 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 3WH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3
Latitude
50.385301
Longitude
-4.052261
British National Grid easting
254,199
British National Grid northing
55,950

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
E00076349
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 019C · E01015114
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
33
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. Plympton Academy

    Academy converter

    356 m
  2. St Mary's Priory Junior School

    Academy converter

    463 m
  3. Longcause Community Special School

    Community special school

    531 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,000
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 483
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Shoplifting 87
  • Other theft 70

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

    104 m

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    104 m

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.0 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Redvers Grove

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles
  • Sydney Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.0 miles
  • Dark Street Lane

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Mudge Way

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles
  • Underwood Road

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 019C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,062 of 33,755

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

33 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Plympton Academy is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,000 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 483 events.

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