# PL5 1GZ: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL5 1GZ 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 PL5 1GZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl5) › [PL5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Plymouth 014E: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **St Budeaux Victoria Road, 930 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **No property in PL5 1GZ 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=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 014E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **£223,229 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL5 1GZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL5 1GZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **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=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ
- **5.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-uk-plymouth-campus-e135849) | Independent | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Riverside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-community-primary-school-e135348) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-roman-catholic-primary-school-e140676) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Victoria Road Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-e145654) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-cornish-cofe-va-primary-school-e112034) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saltash Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saltash-community-school-e136575) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Weston Mill Community Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-mill-community-primary-academy-e143310) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Tamar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-tamar-school-e152544) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding not met, before the school changed, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £206,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £188,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £89,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2025 | £173,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2023 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Budeaux Victoria Road (930 m, 12 minutes on foot); St Budeaux Ferry Road (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP (990 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Poole Park Road (510 m, Spar); Co-op St Budeaux Tamar House (990 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 014E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 60.1** (2025). Plymouth 014E has a deprivation score of 60.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 980th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,334** (2021). Plymouth 014E had 1,334 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,657th 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: 60.4%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 014E, 60.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.3%** (August 2026). In Plymouth 014E, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## PL5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL5 was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 339th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,276** (2021). PL5 had 43,276 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 346th 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 PL5 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In PL5, 95.4% 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: 50.4000, -4.2001

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

## Your MP

- [Plymouth Moor View](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/plymouth-moor-view): Fred Thomas (Labour), 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=-4.2001,50.4000,PL51GZ

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