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PL7 postcode area · Plymouth

The PL7 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Plymouth, South Hams, West Devon. Area Scores range from 38 to 90 across them. Every full PL7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PL7 district: Plympton Underwood scores 90 out of 100 (#684 of 6,856 nationally) while Deer Park & Leigham sits at 38 — neighbours on the map, 52 points apart on the index. 7 of the 11 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £200,000 in Deer Park & Leigham to £433,000 in Horrabridge & Mary Tavy — a 2.2× gap within the PL7 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,997a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime40per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied77%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PL7 district

£260,000median home sold over the past year · +19.3% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 481 sales
Detached£412,500
Semi-detached£266,000
Terraced£220,000
Flat£144,250
Plymouth£227,500
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Plympton UnderwoodPlymouth 68490 £260,000
Plympton St MaryPlymouth 84888 £260,000
Plymstock ElburtonPlymouth 90387 £350,000
Plympton ChaddlewoodPlymouth 1,01385 £275,000
Wembury, Brixton & Newton FerrersSouth Hams 1,56877 £378,000
Woolwell & Lee MillSouth Hams 1,64376 £272,500
Plymstock Hooe & OrestonPlymouth 1,69175 £300,000
Plympton St MauricePlymouth 2,63062 £242,000
Yealmpton, Modbury & Aveton GiffordSouth Hams 2,82959 £400,000
Horrabridge & Mary TavyWest Devon 3,04256 £433,000
Deer Park & LeighamPlymouth 4,22838 £200,000

People living in PL7 Census 2021

Residents84,245
Median age (est.)47
Density190per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above32%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 9%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PL7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL7 district.

Plympton Plympton St Plymstock

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL7.

PL3 PL4 PL9 PL95 PL1 PL2 PL6 PL5

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.