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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL7 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtPL7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:04 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:13 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,132 residentsin the Woolwell & Lee Mill census areaMedian age 47.22,608 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright6% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,228 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,486 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDrakelands Minehistoric site · under a mileDrakelands Trout Lakelake · under a mileIvybridge Prioryhistoric site · 2.4 miHemerdon Ballhill · under a mileBottle Hillhill · 1.1 miWalks Coppicewoodland · under a mileSmuggler's Coppicewoodland · under a mileTorycombe Valleyvalley · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRowe Hall Memory Gardenpark · within reachNewnham Meadowspark · 1.5 mi · 4 haSaltrampark · 3.6 mi · 124 haNewnham Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miPlympton Boxing Clubsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200537 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201625 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,720 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 213 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Plymouth Estover4.3 miGP surgeryChaddlewood Medical Practice1.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.2 miDentistThe White House Dental Surgery2.4 miPolice stationIvybridge Police Station3.7 miCash machineMFG - Plympton (MRH), Plympton1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySparkwell All Saints Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupilsright herePrimaryGlen Park Primary Schoolages 2-11, 461 pupils1.7 miSecondaryPlympton Academyages 11-18, 984 pupils2.4 miCollegeCity College Plymouth7.6 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT35 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL75 miRailway stationIvybridge4.3 miBus stationBus StationTavistock12 miFerryPlymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing6.3 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingWeneaPlymouth2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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