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PL5 3PX

Honicknowle · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Honicknowle
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL5 3PY 62 m
PL5 3PL 87 m
PL5 2LZ 98 m
PL5 2LP 112 m
PL5 3QB 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 3PX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 3
Latitude
50.410871
Longitude
-4.160113
British National Grid easting
246,615
British National Grid northing
59,010

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
E00076190
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 006C · E01015088
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
93
Primary
58
Secondary
16

  1. Shakespeare Primary School

    Academy converter

    310 m

  2. Knowle Primary School

    Academy converter

    679 m

  3. Brook Green Centre for Learning

    Community special school

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,677
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,424
  • Criminal damage and arson 281
  • Anti social behaviour 247
  • Public order 175
  • Other theft 146

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    62 m

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.0 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    1.9 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    2.1 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.2 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    2.7 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.2 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    3.6 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    3.7 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.8 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    3.9 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.0 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    4.3 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    4.5 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.6 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    4.6 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Honicknowle

    0.0 miles

  • Honicknowle Green Shops

    BCT · Honicknowle

    0.0 miles

  • Coombe Park Lane East

    BCT · Honicknowle

    0.1 miles

  • Ashburnham Road

    BCT · Honicknowle

    0.1 miles

  • Honicknowle Green Health Centre

    BCT · Honicknowle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 006C, 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

2,046 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

93 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 16 secondary schools. Shakespeare Primary School is the nearest published school at 310 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,677 published events cover 12 months, averaging 223.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,424 events.

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