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

PL6 5PZ 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 5PZ 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

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Plymouth 010B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **Plymouth, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **No property in PL6 5PZ 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=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL6 5PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL6 5PZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **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=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Edward's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-cofe-primary-school-e142443) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eggbuckland Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eggbuckland-vale-primary-school-e143312) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-and-nursery-academy-e140425) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eggbuckland Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eggbuckland-community-college-e140104) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plym-bridge-nursery-school-and-day-care-e113052) | Nursery | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Courtlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courtlands-school-e144009) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Cann Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cann-bridge-school-e113645) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Austin Farm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/austin-farm-academy-e141232) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £407,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £247,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2023 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: EILERTSEN DENTAL CARE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Fort Austin (420 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Plymouth 010B has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 010B was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 10,961st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,583** (2021). Plymouth 010B had 1,583 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,035th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 010B, 99.8% 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: 50.4050, -4.1124

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=-4.1124,50.4050,PL65PZ

## How to cite

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