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PL7 5AY

Newton & Yealmpton · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Plymouth
Ward
Newton & Yealmpton
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 5FD 437 m
PL7 5AX 485 m
PL21 9EG 533 m
PL21 9EL 540 m
PL21 9EB 586 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 5AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5
Latitude
50.386038
Longitude
-3.982277
British National Grid easting
259,176
British National Grid northing
55,897

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Newton & Yealmpton · E05010140
Parish or community
E04003176
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102037
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 001D · E01020149
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 001 · E02004189

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Perma, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, PL7 5AY 18 June 2010 £155,000
Holmleigh, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, PL7 5AY 30 June 2004 £340,000
Higher Chalonsleigh House, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, PL7 5AY 10 January 2003 £317,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School

    Free schools

    2.2 km

  2. Woodlands Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

  3. Glen Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Shoplifting 15
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Holmleigh

    BCT · Smithaleigh

    0.2 miles

  • Slip Road

    BCT · Lee Mill

    0.3 miles

  • Holiday Apartments

    BCT · Smithaleigh

    0.3 miles

  • New Park Road

    BCT · Lee Mill

    0.4 miles

  • Westward Inn

    BCT · Lee Mill

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 001D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,159 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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