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PL8 2FW

Newton & Yealmpton · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newton & Yealmpton
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL8 2FY 51 m
PL8 2FU 64 m
PL8 2FX 67 m
PL8 2PF 166 m
PL8 2NG 286 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL8 2FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2
Latitude
50.327496
Longitude
-4.015135
British National Grid easting
256,664
British National Grid northing
49,451

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Newton & Yealmpton · E05010140
Parish or community
E04003165
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102162
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
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  2. Yealmpton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  3. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

2

within 5 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    2.6 km

  • WEMBURY SURGERY

    51 HAWTHORN DRIVE, WEMBURY, PLYMOUTH, PL9 0BE

    ODS code L83639

    4.1 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • RAF Houses

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • RAF Houses

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Collaton Cross

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Collaton Cross

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Butts Park

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.7 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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