# PL7 1FQ: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL7 1FQ is a postcode in Plymouth.

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 Plymouth. Open the map at PL7 1FQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl7) › [PL7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Plymouth 022B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **Plymouth, 8.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **No property in PL7 1FQ 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=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 022B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **£223,229 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **97.1% can get gigabit broadband at PL7 1FQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL7 1FQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Yealmpstone Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yealmpstone-farm-primary-school-e113328) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glen Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glen-park-primary-school-e143067) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chaddlewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chaddlewood-primary-school-e143474) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longcause Community Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longcause-community-special-school-e113650) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023 | – |
| [Plympton St Maurice Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plympton-st-maurice-primary-school-e143473) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plympton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plympton-academy-e136556) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £252,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Chaddlewood (580 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £223,229** (August 2026). Plymouth’s average house price was £223,229 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,186** (2025). Full-time workers living in Plymouth earned a median of £35,186 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 69th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Plymouth costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most 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: 24.1** (2025). Plymouth has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Plymouth 022B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.2** (2025). Plymouth 022B has a deprivation score of 11.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,152nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £242,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 022B was £242,000 in 2025. Joint 10,738th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,337** (2021). Plymouth 022B had 1,337 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,738th 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 022B, 94.6% 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.

## PL7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL7 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,249** (2021). PL7 had 31,249 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 856th most 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 PL7 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: 89.1%** (January 2026). In PL7, 89.1% 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: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth)
- Centre: 50.3826, -4.0280

Council: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) (Unitary authority, 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=-4.0280,50.3826,PL71FQ

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