PL8 2YA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL8 2QA 100 m
PL8 2EE 123 m
PL8 2NS 131 m
PL8 2LT 142 m
PL8 2NR 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL8 2YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL8
Postcode sector
PL8 2
Latitude
50.346613
Longitude
-4.009183
British National Grid easting
257,145
British National Grid northing
51,565

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Parish or community
E04003189
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00102275
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 008D · E01020190
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 008 · E02004196

Postcode source versions

Explore PL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Yealmpton Primary School

    Academy converter

    279 m
  2. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km
  3. Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
59
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Shoplifting 5

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    843 m

Nearby transport

  • Yealm Park

    BCT · Yealmpton

    0.0 miles
  • Yealm Park

    BCT · Yealmpton

    0.0 miles
  • Kitley House

    BCT · Yealmpton

    0.2 miles
  • Kitley House

    BCT · Yealmpton

    0.2 miles
  • Stray Park

    BCT · Yealmpton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 008D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,227 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Yealmpton Primary School is the nearest published school at 279 m.

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

Recorded crime

59 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 25 events.

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