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PL8 2AG

Wembury & Brixton · 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
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL8 2AF 21 m
PL8 2BW 35 m
PL8 2AE 47 m
PL8 2PA 80 m
PL8 2AB 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL8 2AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2
Latitude
50.350195
Longitude
-4.036423
British National Grid easting
255,218
British National Grid northing
52,016

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Parish or community
E04003135
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102243
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 009D · E01020187
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 009 · E02004197

Postcode source versions

Explore PL8

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ellens Leigh, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AG 3 July 2024 £370,000
Menavaur, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AG 3 May 2024 £380,000
Elbridge House, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AG 20 November 2023 £1,250,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    5 m
  2. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    2.2 km
  3. Yealmpton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Other theft 7
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20
9 female, 11 male
Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.5
PL8 2 residents
3,999

Age bands in PL8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%
625 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.5%
330 residents
Age 25 to 44
17.6%
681 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.1%
1,087 residents
Age 65 and over
29.6%
1,146 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL8 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
54.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
54.5%
Gigabit-capable
54.5%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    2.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.6 km

  • WEMBURY SURGERY

    51 HAWTHORN DRIVE, WEMBURY, PLYMOUTH, PL9 0BE

    ODS code L83639

    4.1 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    4.2 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    4.2 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

    21 RADFORD PARK ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9DL

    ODS code L83021

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Elliots Hill

    BCT · Brixton

    130 m
  • Elliots Hill

    BCT · Brixton

    138 m
  • Winstone Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    329 m
  • Winstone Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    356 m
  • Sutherland Cottages

    BCT · Brixton

    413 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 009D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,092 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £380,000 from 3 recorded sales in PL8 2AG. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 5 m.

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

Recorded crime

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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