# PL6

Postcode district covering Plymouth, Southway and Eggbuckland, in Plymouth and South Hams.

PL6 is a postcode district covering Plymouth, Southway and Eggbuckland, in Plymouth and South Hams. Median sale price £240,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code PL6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PL6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=PL6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in PL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=PL6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 658 homes were sold in PL6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=PL6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PL6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=PL6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PL6 had 43,516 usual residents at the census.

## How PL6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PL6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £240,000 | 9th cheapest | 35 postcode districts, PL · 2025 |
| Population | 43,516 | most populated | 36 postcode districts, PL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 36 postcode districts, PL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.6% | 4th highest | 36 postcode districts, PL · Jan 2026 |

## Is PL6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PL6 at a rate of 69.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.4 per 1,000 people across the PL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 277 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PL6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,510), other crime (561) and anti-social behaviour (343).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PL6 was 68.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in PL6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PL6 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PL6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plymouth 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015025) | 1,732 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.9% |
| [Plymouth 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015097) | 2,232 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| [Plymouth 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015160) | 1,443 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| [Plymouth 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015164) | 1,901 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.0% |
| [Plymouth 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015027) | 1,613 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [Plymouth 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015159) | 1,726 | 118.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.0% |
| [Plymouth 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015161) | 1,685 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.3% |
| [Plymouth 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015162) | 1,506 | 82.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Plymouth 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015166) | 2,198 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.5% |
| [Plymouth 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015163) | 1,599 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.6% |
| [Plymouth 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015090) | 1,324 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Plymouth 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015091) | 1,431 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Plymouth 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015092) | 2,805 | 187.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.0% |
| [Plymouth 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015093) | 1,331 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Plymouth 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015094) | 1,526 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.5% |
| [Plymouth 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015029) | 1,957 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.1% |
| [Plymouth 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015064) | 1,609 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [Plymouth 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015065) | 1,317 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Plymouth 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015068) | 1,583 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Plymouth 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015069) | 1,522 | 69.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Plymouth 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015095) | 1,370 | 139.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Plymouth 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015096) | 1,359 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Plymouth 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015066) | 1,357 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Plymouth 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/neighbourhood/e01015067) | 1,408 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [South Hams 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020144) | 1,433 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [South Hams 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020145) | 2,032 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.8% |
| [South Hams 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020146) | 1,242 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |

## Your MP

- [Plymouth Moor View](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/plymouth-moor-view): Fred Thomas (Labour), MP since July 2024. 90% of the people here.
- [South West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-devon): Rebecca Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 10% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in PL6

[Crownhill](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/crownhill), [Deer Park & Leigham](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/deer-park-and-leigham), [Derriford & Estover](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/derriford-and-estover), [Glenholt & Widewell](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/glenholt-and-widewell), [Southway](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth/southway), [Woolwell & Lee Mill](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/woolwell-and-lee-mill)

## Postcode sectors in PL6

[PL6 5 (311 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6-5), [PL6 6 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6-6), [PL6 7 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6-7), [PL6 8 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6-8)

## Councils PL6 covers

[Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth), [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)

## Towns in PL6

[Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth)

## Postcode districts next to PL6

[PL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl3), [PL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl5), [PL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl7), [PL20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl20)

## Nearest rail stations

[Plymouth (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.1433,50.3778), [St Budeaux Ferry Road (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.1868,50.4014), [St Budeaux Victoria Road (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.1874,50.4020), [Keyham (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.1796,50.3899)

## More in the PL postcode area

[All PL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PL6 in brief

PL6 is a postcode district covering Plymouth, Southway and Eggbuckland, in Plymouth and South Hams.
About 43,916 people lived in PL6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £240,000 in 2025 across 658 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PL6 was £240,000 in 2025.
PL6 had 43,516 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in PL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PL6, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PL6
- Postcode area: [PL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl)
- Constituency: [Plymouth Moor View †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/plymouth-moor-view)
- Council: [Plymouth †](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth)
- Area: 40.04 km²
- People, mid-2024: 43,916*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 144

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl5), [PL20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl20), [PL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl7), [PL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl3)

## Latest updates for PL6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PL6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl6