PL8 2HU

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
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL8 2HX 257 m
PL8 2FT 554 m
PL8 2HY 781 m
PL8 2HT 861 m
PL8 2JA 922 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL8 2HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2
Latitude
50.330450
Longitude
-3.996684
British National Grid easting
257,986
British National Grid northing
49,744

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

Explore PL8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Boscavene, Gnaton, Plymouth, PL8 2HU 28 June 1996 £22,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Yealmpton Primary School

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    1.9 km
  2. Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. Holbeton Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
40%
Next Generation Access
80%
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

1

within 5 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    2.0 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

  • Collaton Cross

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.7 miles
  • Collaton Cross

    BCT · Newton Ferrers

    0.7 miles
  • Hillside Drive

    BCT · Yealmpton

    0.9 miles
  • Hillside Drive

    BCT · Yealmpton

    0.9 miles
  • Ploughman Way

    BCT · Yealmpton

    1.0 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.

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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Yealmpton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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