# PL6 5BQ: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL6 5BQ 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 PL6 5BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6) › [PL6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Plymouth 008B: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **Plymouth, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **No property in PL6 5BQ 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=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **£223,229 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL6 5BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL6 5BQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **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=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Boniface's RC College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bonifaces-rc-college-e140693) | Secondary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Manadon Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manadon-vale-primary-school-e143307) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Widey Court Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/widey-court-primary-school-e143309) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Courtlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courtlands-school-e144009) | Special | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Eggbuckland Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eggbuckland-community-college-e140104) | Secondary | 790 m (10 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 | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Compton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compton-cofe-primary-school-e113416) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-school-e113595) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £337,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £438,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £361,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £477,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY (540 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (440 m); WELL (540 m)
- Dental practices: CROWNHILL DENTAL PRACTICE (430 m); MEAVY WAY DENTAL CLINIC (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Crownhill (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Farmfoods Honicknowle Plymouth (630 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Mannamead Plymouth (950 m, Morrisons)

## 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.3** (2025). Plymouth 008B has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £341,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 008B was £341,000 in 2025. Joint 12,298th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,609** (2021). Plymouth 008B had 1,609 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,629th 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 008B, 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.

## PL6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL6 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,516** (2021). PL6 had 43,516 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 344th 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 PL6 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In PL6, 96.6% 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: 50.4038, -4.1328

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=-4.1328,50.4038,PL65BQ

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