PL9 8LU

Plymstock Radford · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL9 8AL 87 m
PL9 7HE 96 m
PL9 7EJ 111 m
PL9 7ED 119 m
PL9 8AP 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL9 8LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL9
Postcode sector
PL9 8
Latitude
50.365913
Longitude
-4.083387
British National Grid easting
251,926
British National Grid northing
53,856

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
E00076449
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 031G · E01034157
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 031 · E02003152

Postcode source versions

Explore PL9

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Wixenford Court, Plymouth, PL9 8LU 22 May 2026 £125,000
6, Wixenford Court, Plymouth, PL9 8LU 21 November 2019 £127,000
5, Wixenford Court, Plymouth, PL9 8LU 28 June 2019 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
35
Secondary
8
  1. Plymstock School

    Academy converter

    529 m
  2. Pomphlett Primary School

    Academy converter

    640 m
  3. Morley Meadow Primary School

    Academy converter

    943 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
704
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 326
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Other theft 60
  • Public order 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL9 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

11

within 5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    1.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    1.2 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    2.8 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    3.1 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    3.1 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    3.3 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    3.9 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.6 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    4.7 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.8 km

  • WEMBURY SURGERY

    51 HAWTHORN DRIVE, WEMBURY, PLYMOUTH, PL9 0BE

    ODS code L83639

    5.0 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

  • Stentaway Road

    BCT · Billacombe

    0.1 miles
  • Billacombe Roundabout

    BCT · Billacombe

    0.1 miles
  • Broadland Lane

    BCT · Billacombe

    0.1 miles
  • Moorcroft Quarry

    BCT · Billacombe

    0.1 miles
  • Pleasure Hill

    BCT · Billacombe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 031G, 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

21,914 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £125,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL9 8LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Plymouth is £222,817 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Plymstock School is the nearest published school at 529 m.

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

Recorded crime

704 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 326 events.

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