PL7 5DG

Newton & Yealmpton · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Plymouth
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 5DF 286 m
PL21 9GT 439 m
PL7 5FF 513 m
PL7 5DN 588 m
PL7 5FE 588 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 5DG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5
Latitude
50.409393
Longitude
-3.993554
British National Grid easting
258,444
British National Grid northing
58,515

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
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

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Houndall Wood, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DG 17 March 2025 £565,000
Fursdon Cottage, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DG 28 March 2012 £215,000
Coachmans Cottage, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DG 8 February 2008 £299,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School

    Free schools

    975 m
  2. Cornwood Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 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
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Shoplifting 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

13 female, 14 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.0
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 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
54.5%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    4.9 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dartmoor Wild Life Park

    BCT · Sparkwell

    0.2 miles
  • Dartmoor Wild Life Park

    BCT · Sparkwell

    0.2 miles
  • Houndall Cross

    BCT · Lutton

    0.2 miles
  • Houndall Cross

    BCT · Lutton

    0.2 miles
  • Birchland Road

    BCT · Sparkwell

    0.4 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £565,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL7 5DG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Hams is £360,571 in June 2026, down 6.8% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School is the nearest published school at 975 m.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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