# PL21 9DS: area report for a postcode in South Hams

PL21 9DS is a postcode in South Hams.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of South Hams. Open the map at PL21 9DS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) › [PL21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl21) › [PL21 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl21-9)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. South Hams 005A: 135 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **Ivybridge, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **No property in PL21 9DS listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Hams 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **£355,483 average price**: For the whole of South Hams, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **94.7% can get gigabit broadband at PL21 9DS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL21 9DS**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS
- **5.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Manor Primary School, Ivybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-school-ivybridge-e148872) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Erme Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-erme-primary-school-e113254) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 13% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodlands Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-park-primary-school-e143412) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ivybridge Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivybridge-community-college-e136336) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 54.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stowford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stowford-school-e137963) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £393,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2024 | £380,400 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (420 m); BOOTS (680 m)
- Dental practices: VICTORIA HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (420 m); FORE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (420 m); IVYBRIDGE DENTAL CENTRE (420 m); HIGHLAND 7 DAY DENTAL CARE (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ivybridge - Glanvilles Mill (500 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Ivy Bridge Express (630 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Ivybridge Costly Street (650 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,483** (July 2026). South Hams’ average house price was £355,483 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,638** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Hams earned a median of £38,638 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 170th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in South Hams costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.1** (2025). South Hams has a deprivation score of 15.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 98th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Hams 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.5** (2025). South Hams 005A has a deprivation score of 17.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,790th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Hams 005A was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,460** (2021). South Hams 005A had 2,460 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,178th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.3%** (January 2026). In South Hams 005A, 81.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PL21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £311,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL21 was £311,250 in 2025. 1,016th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,648** (2021). PL21 had 18,648 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,212th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PL21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.0%** (January 2026). In PL21, 69.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)
- Centre: 50.3870, -3.9267

Council: [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-devon): Rebecca Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.9267,50.3870,PL219DS

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