PL9 8AS

Plymstock Dunstone · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL9
Postcode sector
PL9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL9 8GR 398 m
PL9 8GQ 411 m
PL9 8AR 454 m
PL9 8PN 472 m
PL9 8GN 476 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL9 8AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL9
Postcode sector
PL9 8
Latitude
50.367577
Longitude
-4.062732
British National Grid easting
253,400
British National Grid northing
54,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00181130
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 030C · E01015131
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 030 · E02003151

Postcode source versions

Explore PL9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    569 m
  2. Elburton Primary School

    Academy converter

    915 m
  3. Coombe Dean School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
429
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 219
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Other theft 36
  • Public order 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL9 8 residents
9,625

Age bands in PL9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,564 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

903 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

2,015 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

2,514 residents

Age 65 and over
28.9%

2,848 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

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    2.0 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    2.2 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    2.2 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    2.5 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.3 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Nightingale Close

    BCT · Elburton

    0.3 miles
  • Hercules Road West

    BCT · Sherford

    0.3 miles
  • Hercules Road West

    BCT · Sherford

    0.3 miles
  • Stanborough Cross

    BCT · Elburton

    0.4 miles
  • Candish Drive West

    BCT · Elburton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 030C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,423 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Sherford Vale School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 569 m.

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

Recorded crime

429 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 219 events.

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