PL5 4DQ

Budshead · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL5 4AD 56 m
PL5 4DH 82 m
PL5 4DP 89 m
PL5 4AZ 149 m
PL6 5FG 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 4DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 4
Latitude
50.416729
Longitude
-4.142501
British National Grid easting
247,885
British National Grid northing
59,625

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Budshead · E05002078
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00075896
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 007A · E01015030
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
76
Primary
47
Secondary
14
  1. Whitleigh Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    176 m
  2. Sir John Hunt Community Sports College

    Foundation school

    280 m
  3. Woodlands School

    Foundation special school

    534 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,572
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,258
  • Criminal damage and arson 257
  • Anti social behaviour 236
  • Shoplifting 224
  • Public order 156

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL5 4 residents
9,810

Age bands in PL5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

1,951 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,004 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,578 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

2,569 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

1,563 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    561 m

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    1.1 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    1.4 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.4 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    2.3 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.7 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.4 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    3.5 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    3.5 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.9 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    4.4 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.5 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitleigh Court

    BCT · Whitleigh

    0.0 miles
  • Whitleigh Court

    BCT · Whitleigh

    0.0 miles
  • Bodmin Road East

    BCT · Whitleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Bodmin Road East

    BCT · Whitleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Bodmin Road

    BCT · Whitleigh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 007A, 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

2,111 of 33,755

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

76 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 14 secondary schools. Whitleigh Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 176 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,572 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,258 events.

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