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PL5

UK postcode district

Part of Plymouth

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,131
Current units
901
Coordinate coverage
98%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
230

Postcode sectors in PL5

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5 sectors

Property

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19,714 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
303, St Peters Road, Plymouth, PL5 3DU 30 July 2026 £245,000
80, St Peters Road, Plymouth, PL5 3JG 24 July 2026 £191,000
4, Loughboro Road, Plymouth, PL5 1NS 23 July 2026 £230,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,882
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,962
  • Criminal damage and arson 393
  • Anti social behaviour 351
  • Public order 244
  • Shoplifting 238

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PL5 usual residents
44,006
Age-profile population
43,651

Age bands in PL5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19.1%
8,339 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.9%
4,750 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.2%
11,419 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.2%
11,424 residents
Age 65 and over
17.7%
7,719 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 891 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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
3.1%

In this district, 845 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 748 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £185,000 from 2,854 recorded sales in PL5. 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,882 published events cover 12 months, averaging 324 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,962 events.

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