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PL3 5BB

Compton · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Plymouth
Ward
Compton
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL3 5DA 58 m
PL3 5BX 108 m
PL3 5BD 112 m
PL3 5BQ 139 m
PL3 5AU 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL3 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 5
Latitude
50.387108
Longitude
-4.126408
British National Grid easting
248,934
British National Grid northing
56,299

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Compton · E05002079
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport · E14001427
Output area
E00075946
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 016D · E01015038
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 016 · E02003137

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hillside, Courtfield Road, Plymouth, PL3 5BB 14 August 2020 £975,000
Hillside, Courtfield Road, Plymouth, PL3 5BB 15 September 2006 £918,555

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
62
Secondary
18

  1. Compton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    663 m

  2. Hyde Park Infants' School

    Academy converter

    777 m

  3. Hyde Park Junior School

    Academy converter

    817 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,649
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,191
  • Anti social behaviour 448
  • Criminal damage and arson 412
  • Other theft 374
  • Public order 268

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

29 female, 14 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
5.4
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
18.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
18.2%
Gigabit-capable
18.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
27.3%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    632 m

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    1.6 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    1.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.9 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    2.1 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.5 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.5 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    2.8 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    3.0 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.0 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.2 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    3.5 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.6 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.6 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.8 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.4 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    4.5 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.6 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

    STIRLING ROAD MEDICAL CTR, STIRLING ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL5 1PL

    ODS code L83006

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Compton Avenue

    BCT · Compton

    0.0 miles

  • Compton Avenue

    BCT · Compton

    0.0 miles

  • Overton Gardens

    BCT · Compton

    0.1 miles

  • Fosbrooke Court

    BCT · Compton

    0.1 miles

  • Dormy Avenue

    BCT · Mannamead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 016D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,769 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

97 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 18 secondary schools. Compton CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 663 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,649 published events cover 12 months, averaging 387.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,191 events.

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