PL5 2YJ

St Budeaux · 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 2UA 26 m
PL5 2UD 37 m
PL5 2UB 77 m
PL5 2BB 82 m
PL5 2BL 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 2YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 2
Latitude
50.407753
Longitude
-4.172990
British National Grid easting
245,690
British National Grid northing
58,690

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
E00076531
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 006E · E01015148
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 006 · E02003127

Postcode source versions

Explore PL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
16
  1. Marine Academy Plymouth

    Academy sponsor led

    246 m
  2. St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    297 m
  3. Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    328 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,790
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,447
  • Criminal damage and arson 280
  • Anti social behaviour 275
  • Public order 185
  • Other theft 132

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

    1.0 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    1.2 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.9 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.4 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.5 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    2.7 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.8 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    2.9 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.2 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    3.4 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    3.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.0 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    4.1 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    4.2 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    4.3 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Cayley Way

    BCT · Kings Tamerton

    0.1 miles
  • Cayley Way

    BCT · Kings Tamerton

    0.1 miles
  • Coombe Way

    BCT · Kings Tamerton

    0.1 miles
  • Telford Crescent

    BCT · Kings Tamerton

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Tamerton Reservoir

    BCT · Kings Tamerton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 006E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,932 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 16 secondary schools. Marine Academy Plymouth is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,790 published events cover 12 months, averaging 232.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,447 events.

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