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

PL5 1RQ 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 1RQ 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

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Plymouth 009D: 176 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **St Budeaux Victoria Road, 120 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **No property in PL5 1RQ 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=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **96.8% can get gigabit broadband at PL5 1RQ**: Superfast for 96.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL5 1RQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **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=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ
- **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=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Victoria Road Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-e145654) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 44% 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 | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-community-primary-school-e135348) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Tamar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-tamar-school-e152544) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding not met, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Marine Academy Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marine-academy-primary-e139604) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2022 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-uk-plymouth-campus-e135849) | Independent | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Marine Academy Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marine-academy-plymouth-e147967) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plaistow-hill-primary-and-nursery-school-e145655) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £222,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £167,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £213,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £40,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2023 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Budeaux Victoria Road (120 m, 1 minute on foot); St Budeaux Ferry Road (180 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP (250 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (140 m); WELL (250 m)
- Dental practices: VICTORIA ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (530 m); PLYMOUTH DENTAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op St Budeaux Tamar House (50 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl St Budeaux Plymouth (300 m, Lidl); Spar Poole Park Road (680 m, Spar)

## 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.5** (2025). Plymouth 009D has a deprivation score of 45.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,253rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 009D was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,578** (2021). Plymouth 009D had 1,578 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,285th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 009D, 99.3% 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.

## 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: 50.4030, -4.1868

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), 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=-4.1868,50.4030,PL51RQ

## How to cite

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