# PL6 8QH: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL6 8QH 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 8QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6) › [PL6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Plymouth 010E: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **Plymouth, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **No property in PL6 8QH 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=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 010E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL6 8QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **Low road and rail noise at PL6 8QH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **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=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leigham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigham-primary-school-e143308) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edward's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-cofe-primary-school-e142443) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plym-bridge-nursery-school-and-day-care-e113052) | Nursery | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Austin Farm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/austin-farm-academy-e141232) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tor Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tor-bridge-primary-school-e147263) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cann Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cann-bridge-school-e113645) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Tor Bridge High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tor-bridge-high-e137206) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £206,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2023 | £197,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ELM SURGERY (680 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (800 m); SPEEDWELL PHARMACY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Plymouth Supercentre (800 m, Asda); Co-op Fort Austin (820 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Plymouth Food Warehouse (990 m, Iceland)

## 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 010E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.1** (2025). Plymouth 010E has a deprivation score of 30.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 010E was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,359** (2021). Plymouth 010E had 1,359 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,494th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 010E, 99.5% 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: 50.4023, -4.0966

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=-4.0966,50.4023,PL68QH

## How to cite

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