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PL9 8XU

Wembury & Brixton · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Plymouth
Ward
Wembury & Brixton
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL9
Postcode sector
PL9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL9 8XX 38 m
PL9 8XW 66 m
PL9 8XY 73 m
PL9 8XZ 97 m
PL9 8YB 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL9 8XU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL9
Postcode sector
PL9 8
Latitude
50.370917
Longitude
-4.040066
British National Grid easting
255,022
British National Grid northing
54,327

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Wembury & Brixton · E05010145
Parish or community
E04003135
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00181173
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 009D · E01020187
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 009 · E02004197

Postcode source versions

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Property

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Equinox Road, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8XU 28 June 2024 £295,000
4, Equinox Road, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8XU 25 June 2024 £308,000
6, Equinox Road, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8XU 25 June 2024 £308,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Plympton St Maurice Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 35

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    1.9 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    1.9 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.6 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    3.9 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.2 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

  • Sherford Vale School

    BCT · Sherford

    0.5 miles

  • Cherry Park

    BCT · Plympton

    0.5 miles

  • Sherford Vale School

    BCT · Sherford

    0.6 miles

  • Cherry Park

    BCT · Plympton

    0.6 miles

  • Aycliffe Gardens

    BCT · Plympton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 009D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,092 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £308,000 from 9 recorded sales in PL9 8XU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Hams is £360,571 in June 2026, down 6.8% year on year.

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Plympton St Maurice Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 235 events.

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