# PL5 2BB: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL5 2BB 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 2BB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl5) › [PL5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 73% on July. Plymouth 006E: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **St Budeaux Victoria Road, 1.2 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **No property in PL5 2BB 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=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL5 2BB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **Low road and rail noise at PL5 2BB**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **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=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-budeaux-cofe-primary-academy-e149192) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plaistow-hill-primary-and-nursery-school-e145655) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | – |
| [Marine Academy Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marine-academy-plymouth-e147967) | Secondary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Marine Academy Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marine-academy-primary-e139604) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2022 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Tamar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-tamar-school-e152544) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding not met, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Ernesettle Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ernesettle-community-school-e142545) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knowle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowle-primary-school-e145653) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Victoria Road Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-e145654) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2023 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £182,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: WESTPARK DENTAL PRACTICE (580 m); VICTORIA ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (800 m); PLYMOUTH DENTAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily St Budeaux Plymouth (610 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.7** (2025). Plymouth 006E has a deprivation score of 30.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,930th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £187,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 006E was £187,000 in 2025. Joint 5,394th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,490** (2021). Plymouth 006E had 1,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,694th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 006E, 99.4% 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.

## 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: 50.4085, -4.1731

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=-4.1731,50.4085,PL52BB

## How to cite

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