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PL9 8DX

Plymstock Dunstone · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL9 8GR 16 m
PL9 8GQ 52 m
PL9 8DD 78 m
PL9 8PN 115 m
PL9 8PP 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL9 8DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 July 2014
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL9
Postcode sector
PL9 8
Latitude
50.364169
Longitude
-4.060602
British National Grid easting
253,541
British National Grid northing
53,617

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Plymstock Dunstone · E05002091
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
30
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    388 m

  2. Elburton Primary School

    Academy converter

    624 m

  3. Coombe Dean School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
455
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 226
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Other theft 41
  • Public order 37

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

8

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

    2.5 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    2.5 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

    4.5 km

  • WEMBURY SURGERY

    51 HAWTHORN DRIVE, WEMBURY, PLYMOUTH, PL9 0BE

    ODS code L83639

    4.8 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    4.8 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Nightingale Close

    BCT · Elburton

    0.1 miles

  • Candish Drive West

    BCT · Elburton

    0.2 miles

  • Candish Drive

    BCT · Elburton

    0.2 miles

  • Vinery Lane

    BCT · Elburton

    0.2 miles

  • Hercules Road West

    BCT · Sherford

    0.2 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Sherford Vale School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

455 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 226 events.

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