PL8 1YT

Newton & Yealmpton · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL8 1HT 126 m
PL8 1HZ 249 m
PL8 1HU 455 m
PL8 1HP 622 m
PL8 1HR 823 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL8 1YT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 1
Latitude
50.316477
Longitude
-4.019867
British National Grid easting
256,294
British National Grid northing
48,235

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Parish or community
E04003165
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102160
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 009A · E01020171
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 009 · E02004197

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School

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    1.1 km
  2. Yealmpton Primary School

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    3.5 km
  3. Wembury Primary School

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    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other theft 6
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL8 1 residents
2,131

Age bands in PL8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

285 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.6%

157 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.5%

346 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

759 residents

Age 65 and over
35.3%

844 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEMBURY SURGERY

    51 HAWTHORN DRIVE, WEMBURY, PLYMOUTH, PL9 0BE

    ODS code L83639

    3.8 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Membland

    BCT · Membland

    0.4 miles
  • Membland

    BCT · Membland

    0.4 miles
  • Slip Way

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.5 miles
  • Membland Court

    BCT · Membland

    0.5 miles
  • Slip Way

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 009A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,339 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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