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PL5 2SX

Honicknowle · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Plymouth
Ward
Honicknowle
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL5 2TJ 9 m
PL5 2SU 28 m
PL5 2SE 58 m
PL5 2TH 59 m
PL5 2SY 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 2SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2006
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 2
Latitude
50.419019
Longitude
-4.177068
British National Grid easting
245,437
British National Grid northing
59,951

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Honicknowle · E05002085
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00076208
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 004C · E01015083
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 004 · E02003125

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
54 - 58, Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, PL5 2SX 17 May 2006 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
40
Secondary
11

  1. Ernesettle Community School

    Academy converter

    431 m

  2. Mill Ford School

    Community special school

    471 m

  3. Knowle Primary School

    Academy converter

    918 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 834
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Public order 93
  • Other theft 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL5 2 residents
10,185

Age bands in PL5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,626 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,156 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

2,431 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

2,660 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

2,110 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    1.5 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    1.8 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.9 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    3.3 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.3 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    3.3 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.6 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    3.6 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.9 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.5 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Bull and Bush

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.0 miles

  • Bull and Bush

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.1 miles

  • Hawkinge Gardens

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.1 miles

  • Biggin Hill

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.1 miles

  • Hill Path

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 004C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,825 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. Ernesettle Community School is the nearest published school at 431 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 834 events.

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