PL7 3XU

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 1XU 0 m
PL7 1QH 87 m
PL7 1QJ 159 m
PL7 1QQ 167 m
PL7 1XG 216 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 3XU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 3
Latitude
50.380774
Longitude
-4.025719
British National Grid easting
256,072
British National Grid northing
55,395

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
E00076362
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 022E · E01015117
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
19
Primary
14
Secondary
4
  1. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

    Community school

    499 m
  2. Glen Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Chaddlewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
551
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Criminal damage and arson 61
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Public order 41
  • Other theft 34

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    2.0 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    2.0 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Wolverwood Lane

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.0 miles
  • Yealmpstone Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.0 miles
  • St Maurice View

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • St Maurice View

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Higher Park Close

    BCT · Plympton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 022E, 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

19,563 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

551 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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