PL5 3AQ

Eggbuckland · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL5 3UJ 100 m
PL5 3UU 107 m
PL5 3AY 126 m
PL5 3UB 152 m
PL5 3UD 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 3AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 3
Latitude
50.406821
Longitude
-4.138381
British National Grid easting
248,146
British National Grid northing
58,515

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
E00172078
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 007B · E01015070
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 007 · E02003128

Postcode source versions

Explore PL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
15
  1. St Boniface's RC College

    Academy sponsor led

    231 m
  2. Manadon Vale Primary School

    Academy converter

    540 m
  3. Widey Court Primary School

    Academy converter

    752 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,471
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,184
  • Criminal damage and arson 247
  • Anti social behaviour 224
  • Shoplifting 200
  • Other theft 181

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL5 3 residents
11,877

Age bands in PL5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

2,353 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,213 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

3,210 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,949 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    362 m

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.5 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    1.6 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    1.7 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    2.3 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.6 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    2.7 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    2.8 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.0 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    3.5 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    3.6 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.7 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.8 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    3.9 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    4.2 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.4 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    4.6 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Temeraire Road

    BCT · Manadon

    0.0 miles
  • Frobisher Approach

    BCT · Manadon

    0.1 miles
  • Frobisher Approach West

    BCT · Manadon

    0.2 miles
  • Frobisher Approach West

    BCT · Manadon

    0.2 miles
  • St Boniface College

    BCT · Manadon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 007B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,546 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

88 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Boniface's RC College is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,471 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,184 events.

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