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PL3 6EY

Efford and Lipson · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Plymouth
Ward
Efford and Lipson
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL3 6EL 104 m
PL3 6PG 118 m
PL3 6PL 149 m
PL3 6EQ 194 m
PL3 6EJ 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL3 6EY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 6
Latitude
50.388729
Longitude
-4.091098
British National Grid easting
251,449
British National Grid northing
56,408

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
E00076058
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 021A · E01015055
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 021 · E02003142

Postcode source versions

Explore PL3

Property

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Willow Close, Plymouth, PL3 6EY 29 October 2021 £282,000
8, Willow Close, Plymouth, PL3 6EY 16 November 2020 £312,000
10, Willow Close, Plymouth, PL3 6EY 29 July 2016 £242,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
42
Secondary
15

  1. High View School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. Austin Farm Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

  3. Laira Green Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 520
  • Shoplifting 181
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Other theft 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

18 female, 22 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.4
PL3 6 residents
12,397

Age bands in PL3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,278 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,321 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

3,247 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

3,206 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

2,129 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL3 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

14

within 5 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.2 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83100

    2.8 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83008

    2.8 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.0 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    3.2 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    3.2 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.6 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.8 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.0 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.2 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.6 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    4.9 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    5.0 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

  • Crabtree Close

    BCT · Crabtree

    0.1 miles

  • Marsh Mills Crabtree

    BCT · Crabtree

    0.1 miles

  • Marsh Mills Superstore

    BCT · Crabtree

    0.1 miles

  • Crabtree Riversleigh

    BCT · Crabtree

    0.2 miles

  • Thames Gardens

    BCT · Efford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 021A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,755 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £282,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL3 6EY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Plymouth is £222,817 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

70 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 15 secondary schools. High View School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 520 events.

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