PL7 5ED

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 5FR 659 m
PL7 5EB 894 m
PL7 5JT 1.0 km
PL7 5BW 1.1 km
PL7 5FG 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 5ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 5
Latitude
50.416543
Longitude
-4.045404
British National Grid easting
254,782
British National Grid northing
59,410

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
E00102038
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 001D · E01020149
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 001 · E02004189

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Forest View, 2, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5ED 8 January 2021 £405,000
Forest View, 2, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5ED 7 July 2005 £290,000
Fern Hill, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5ED 25 April 2003 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Boringdon Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  2. Chaddlewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. Hele's School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
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 0.8% 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+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
14.3%
Next Generation Access
57.1%
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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    3.4 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    3.4 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kay Close

    BCT · Newnham

    1.3 miles
  • Kay Close

    BCT · Newnham

    1.3 miles
  • Compass Drive

    BCT · Newnham

    1.4 miles
  • Quay West Studios

    BCT · Newnham

    1.4 miles
  • Wallpark Close

    BCT · Newnham

    1.4 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

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Boringdon Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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