PL7 4NL

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 4NW 66 m
PL7 4TB 105 m
PL7 4FB 141 m
PL7 4FJ 163 m
PL6 8LS 210 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 4NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 4
Latitude
50.391517
Longitude
-4.082061
British National Grid easting
252,100
British National Grid northing
56,700

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
58
Primary
36
Secondary
11
  1. Woodford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    650 m
  2. Hele's School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
986
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 396
  • Shoplifting 174
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Other theft 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL7 4 residents
9,145

Age bands in PL7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,439 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

918 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,864 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,583 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

2,532 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.1 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    2.2 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    2.2 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.7 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.7 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    3.9 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.9 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    3.9 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.2 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

    THE STABLES, 162 OUTLAND ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3PX

    ODS code L83648

    4.6 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Marsh Mills East

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.0 miles
  • McDonalds

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.1 miles
  • Coypool Road

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.1 miles
  • Argosy House

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.1 miles
  • Woodford Avenue

    BCT · Woodford

    0.1 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 11 secondary schools. Woodford Primary School is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

986 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 396 events.

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