PL7 5AJ

Plympton Chaddlewood · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 1AJ 69 m
PL7 1AL 73 m
PL7 1XN 82 m
PL7 1YS 100 m
PL7 1XL 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 5AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5
Latitude
50.382912
Longitude
-4.031564
British National Grid easting
255,663
British National Grid northing
55,644

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
E00076320
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 022B · E01015109
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 022 · E02003143

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

    Community school

    263 m
  2. Glen Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    652 m
  3. Chaddlewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    870 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
709
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 381
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Public order 50
  • Other theft 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL7 5 residents
2,665

Age bands in PL7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

399 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

252 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

529 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.5%

848 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

579 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    1.5 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.5 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    4.5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cornwood Road

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Maddock Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Maddock Drive

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • New Park Road

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.2 miles
  • New Park Road

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 022B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,593 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

709 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 381 events.

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