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PL3 5YW

Compton · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5HU 70 m
PL3 5QJ 95 m
PL3 5HF 140 m
PL3 5AQ 151 m
PL3 5HX 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL3 5YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 5
Latitude
50.391757
Longitude
-4.128952
British National Grid easting
248,768
British National Grid northing
56,821

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
E00075967
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 016C · E01015036
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 016 · E02003137

Postcode source versions

Explore PL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
62
Secondary
17

  1. Compton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    286 m

  2. King's School

    Other independent school

    513 m

  3. Hyde Park Infants' School

    Academy converter

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,302
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,528
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Criminal damage and arson 309
  • Other theft 267
  • Public order 182

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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    1.0 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    1.3 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    1.9 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    2.1 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    2.1 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.3 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    2.6 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.0 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    3.0 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.0 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.1 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.2 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    3.3 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.6 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    3.7 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    4.0 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.1 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.4 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Church of Latter Day Saints

    BCT · Mannamead

    0.1 miles

  • Vapron Road

    BCT · Mannamead

    0.1 miles

  • Pearn Convalescent Home

    BCT · Mannamead

    0.1 miles

  • Pearn Home

    BCT · Mannamead

    0.1 miles

  • Henders Corner

    BCT · Mannamead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 016C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,158 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

97 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 17 secondary schools. Compton CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,302 published events cover 12 months, averaging 275.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,528 events.

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