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PL3 5AH

Efford and Lipson · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Efford and Lipson
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 7EL 5 m
PL4 7ER 32 m
PL4 7EG 51 m
PL3 5AA 59 m
PL4 7DX 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL3 5AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 5
Latitude
50.382316
Longitude
-4.124844
British National Grid easting
249,030
British National Grid northing
55,763

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Efford and Lipson · E05002082
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport · E14001427
Output area
E00076073
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 025A · E01015061
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 025 · E02003146

Postcode source versions

Explore PL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
58
Secondary
18

  1. Lipson Co-operative Academy

    Academy converter

    429 m

  2. Lipson Vale Primary School

    Community school

    429 m

  3. Salisbury Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    815 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,762
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,911
  • Anti social behaviour 651
  • Criminal damage and arson 577
  • Shoplifting 563
  • Other theft 541

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL3 5 residents
8,957

Age bands in PL3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,432 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

897 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,960 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,580 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

2,218 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    481 m

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    1.1 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.5 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.7 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

    THE STABLES, 162 OUTLAND ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3PX

    ODS code L83648

    2.0 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    2.6 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    2.6 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.6 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.0 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

    21 RADFORD PARK ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9DL

    ODS code L83021

    3.3 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    3.4 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.6 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.7 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.0 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

    HONICKNOWLE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, GUY MILES WAY, HONICKNOWLE GREEN, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3PY

    ODS code L83015

    4.1 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashford Hill

    BCT · Mutley

    0.0 miles

  • Ashford Hill

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Ashford Road

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Ashford Road

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Elm Crescent

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 025A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,330 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 18 secondary schools. Lipson Co-operative Academy is the nearest published school at 429 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,762 published events cover 12 months, averaging 563.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,911 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.