PL9 8YZ

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 8UY 31 m
PL9 8UX 62 m
PL9 8UT 76 m
PL9 8UU 91 m
PL9 8UR 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL9 8YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL9
Postcode sector
PL9 8
Latitude
50.356741
Longitude
-4.065074
British National Grid easting
253,200
British National Grid northing
52,800

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
E00076430
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 030B · E01015127
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. Elburton Primary School

    Academy converter

    315 m
  2. Coombe Dean School

    Academy converter

    937 m
  3. Sherford Vale School & Nursery

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 270
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 43
  • 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

    1.5 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    2.2 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    3.4 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    3.4 km

  • WEMBURY SURGERY

    51 HAWTHORN DRIVE, WEMBURY, PLYMOUTH, PL9 0BE

    ODS code L83639

    3.9 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

    4.8 km

  • YEALM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, YEALMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL8 2EA

    ODS code L83081

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Griffin Way

    BCT · Elburton

    0.1 miles
  • Knapps Close

    BCT · Elburton

    0.1 miles
  • Knapps Close

    BCT · Elburton

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Nursing Home

    BCT · Elburton

    0.1 miles
  • Elburton Village

    BCT · Elburton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 030B, 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

21,905 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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. Elburton Primary School is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 270 events.

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