# PL3 5LH: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL3 5LH 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 PL3 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl3) › [PL3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Plymouth 016C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **Plymouth, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **No property in PL3 5LH 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=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL3 5LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL3 5LH**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **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=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Compton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compton-cofe-primary-school-e113416) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eggbuckland Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eggbuckland-community-college-e140104) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Eggbuckland Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eggbuckland-vale-primary-school-e143312) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Courtlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courtlands-school-e144009) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-school-e113595) | Independent | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Widey Court Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/widey-court-primary-school-e143309) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manadon Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manadon-vale-primary-school-e143307) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Austin Farm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/austin-farm-academy-e141232) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £342,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2023 | £745,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| August 2025 | £136,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| April 2026 | £234,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (460 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); HARTLEY DENTAL (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Compton Esso Express (440 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Higher Compton (510 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £223,161** (July 2026). Plymouth’s average house price was £223,161 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 117th most 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: 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.0** (2025). Plymouth 016C has a deprivation score of 9.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,487th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £284,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 016C was £284,000 in 2025. Joint 14,757th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,535** (2021). Plymouth 016C had 1,535 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,611th 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 016C, 92.7% 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.

## PL3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL3 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,311** (2021). PL3 had 30,311 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 908th 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: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in PL3 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In PL3, 98.0% 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: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth)
- Centre: 50.3950, -4.1243

Council: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Plymouth Sutton and Devonport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/plymouth-sutton-and-devonport): Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-4.1243,50.3950,PL35LH

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