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PL5 2YG

Honicknowle · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL5 2HP 23 m
PL5 2QX 39 m
PL5 2HH 60 m
PL5 2QY 102 m
PL5 2QU 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 2YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 2
Latitude
50.413127
Longitude
-4.174208
British National Grid easting
245,621
British National Grid northing
59,290

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
E00076184
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 004D · E01015084
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
76
Primary
47
Secondary
14

  1. St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    399 m

  2. Ernesettle Community School

    Academy converter

    410 m

  3. Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    487 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,227
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,162
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Anti social behaviour 203
  • Public order 142
  • Shoplifting 113

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    1.1 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    1.4 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.8 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.9 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    2.9 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    3.0 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.0 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    3.3 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    3.3 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.8 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.5 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    4.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.6 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    4.8 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Budeaux Church

    BCT · St Budeaux

    0.0 miles

  • Marrett Road

    BCT · St Budeaux

    0.1 miles

  • Crownhill Road Playing Fields

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles

  • Crownhill Road Playing Fields

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles

  • Marina Road

    BCT · Ernesettle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 004D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,859 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

76 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,227 published events cover 12 months, averaging 185.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,162 events.

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