PL7 5DS

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 5DT 268 m
PL7 5DR 269 m
PL7 5DP 637 m
PL21 9PN 703 m
PL7 5DU 770 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 5DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5
Latitude
50.394469
Longitude
-3.981053
British National Grid easting
259,288
British National Grid northing
56,832

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

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Folly Cottages, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DS 9 August 2021 £275,000
4, Folly Cottages, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DS 18 November 2014 £245,000
1, Folly Cottages, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DS 14 December 2009 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School

    Free schools

    1.6 km
  2. Woodlands Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km
  3. Cornwood Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
62
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Shoplifting 15
  • Public order 8
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
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 0.5% 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+
0%
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
0%

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.

Nearby transport

  • New Park Road

    BCT · Lee Mill

    0.7 miles
  • Holmleigh

    BCT · Smithaleigh

    0.8 miles
  • Slip Road

    BCT · Lee Mill

    0.8 miles
  • Westward Inn

    BCT · Lee Mill

    0.8 miles
  • Westward Inn

    BCT · Lee Mill

    0.8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL7 5DS. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

62 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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