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PL8 2AR

Wembury & Brixton · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wembury & Brixton
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL8 2PB 12 m
PL8 2PD 70 m
PL8 2PE 87 m
PL8 2BY 95 m
PL8 2BT 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL8 2AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 March 2002
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2
Latitude
50.351875
Longitude
-4.030886
British National Grid easting
255,617
British National Grid northing
52,192

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Wembury & Brixton · E05010145
Parish or community
E04003135
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102246
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 009D · E01020187
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
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    441 m

  2. Yealmpton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Other theft 7
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    2.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.0 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    4.1 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    4.1 km

  • WEMBURY SURGERY

    51 HAWTHORN DRIVE, WEMBURY, PLYMOUTH, PL9 0BE

    ODS code L83639

    4.5 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Winstone Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Winstone Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Elliots Hill

    BCT · Brixton

    0.2 miles

  • Elliots Hill

    BCT · Brixton

    0.2 miles

  • Sutherland Cottages

    BCT · Brixton

    0.5 miles

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.

Evidence in context

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 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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