PL5 2TS

Honicknowle · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL5 2TT 88 m
PL5 2SA 93 m
PL5 2SJ 329 m
PL5 2TD 365 m
PL5 2SH 399 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 2TS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2013
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 2
Latitude
50.421163
Longitude
-4.187922
British National Grid easting
244,673
British National Grid northing
60,212

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00076211
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 004B · E01015082
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 004 · E02003125

Postcode source versions

Explore PL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
32
Secondary
10
  1. Ernesettle Community School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Mill Ford School

    Community special school

    1.3 km
  3. St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
611
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 342
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Public order 46
  • Other theft 31

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    1.8 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    2.3 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    2.4 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    2.7 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.7 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    4.0 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.1 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.2 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    4.2 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.3 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Toshiba

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.1 miles
  • Northolt Avenue

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.2 miles
  • Tangmere Avenue

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.2 miles
  • Northolt Avenue

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.2 miles
  • Northolt Avenue

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 004B, 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

2,448 of 33,755

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

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 10 secondary schools. Ernesettle Community 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

611 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 342 events.

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