Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Plymouth Estover1.3 miGP surgeryElm Surgery12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySpeedwell Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMainstone Health LTD (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryWoodford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 398 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLeigham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 374 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHele's Schoolages 11-18, 1,378 pupils1.0 miCollegeCity College Plymouth4.5 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT37 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL76 miRailway stationPlymouth3.5 miBus stationBus StationTavistock10 miFerryPlymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage3.7 miBus stops70 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:04 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
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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 January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,127 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January23 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMayflower Forestforest · 1.0 miBickleigh Valevalley · under a mileDrakelands Trout Lakelake · 2.8 miAmados Hillhill · 1.7 miDorsmouth Rockhill · 1.7 miWoodford Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBoringdon Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 69 haSaltrampark · 1.3 mi · 124 haGoodwin Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 33 haNewnham Meadowspark · 1.9 mi · 4 haPlymouth Aspire Girls F Cplaying field · 1.0 miGaia Spasports ground · under a mileSource: 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 200536 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201621 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
