PL7 5BJ

Plympton St Mary · 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 5LJ 38 m
PL7 2WP 110 m
PL7 2WX 143 m
PL7 5LA 171 m
PL7 2WZ 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 5BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2003
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5
Latitude
50.393980
Longitude
-4.031812
British National Grid easting
255,679
British National Grid northing
56,875

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
E00076398
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 018D · E01015119
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 018 · E02003139

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Chaddlewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    586 m
  2. Glen Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    590 m
  3. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
713
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 365
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Public order 51
  • Other theft 46

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    1.7 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.7 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Greenwood Park Close

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Raleigh Court

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.2 miles
  • Raleigh Court

    BCT · Chaddlewood

    0.2 miles
  • Compass Drive

    BCT · Newnham

    0.2 miles
  • Birchwood Gardens

    BCT · Newnham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 018D, 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

29,456 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chaddlewood Primary School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

713 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 365 events.

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