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

PL21 9EU 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 9EU 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

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. South Hams 001D: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **Ivybridge, 4.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **No property in PL21 9EU 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=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Hams 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **£360,616 average price**: For the whole of South Hams, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL21 9EU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **Low road and rail noise at PL21 9EU**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU
- **5.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £282,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £329,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £317,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Ivybridge Lee Mill Extra (440 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £360,616** (August 2026). South Hams’ average house price was £360,616 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 9.3×** (2025). A home in South Hams costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.4** (2025). South Hams 001D has a deprivation score of 19.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,145th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Hams 001D was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,425** (2021). South Hams 001D had 1,425 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,354th least 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: 55.0%** (January 2026). In South Hams 001D, 55.0% 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.

## 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: 50.3861, -3.9713

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), August 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=-3.9713,50.3861,PL219EU

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl21-9eu