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PL7 4SW

Plympton St Mary · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Plympton St Mary
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 4JN 133 m
PL7 4FF 144 m
PL7 4AU 154 m
PL7 4JL 178 m
PL7 4JH 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 4SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 4
Latitude
50.395442
Longitude
-4.044383
British National Grid easting
254,790
British National Grid northing
57,062

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Plympton St Mary · E05002090
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00076395
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 015D · E01015124
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 015 · E02003136

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. Chaddlewood Primary School

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    808 m

  2. Plympton Academy

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    916 m

  3. Boringdon Primary School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
862
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 422
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Shoplifting 68
  • Other theft 57

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    1.2 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.2 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wallpark Close

    BCT · Newnham

    0.1 miles

  • Wallpark Close

    BCT · Newnham

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Close North

    BCT · Newnham

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Close

    BCT · Newnham

    0.1 miles

  • Strode Road

    BCT · Newnham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 015D, 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

27,966 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chaddlewood Primary School is the nearest published school at 808 m.

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

Recorded crime

862 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 422 events.

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