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PL5 4LB

Southway · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Southway
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL5 4AQ 43 m
PL5 4LD 100 m
PL5 4ND 103 m
PL5 4NE 108 m
PL5 4NB 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL5 4LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL5
Postcode sector
PL5 4
Latitude
50.427905
Longitude
-4.158283
British National Grid easting
246,800
British National Grid northing
60,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Southway · E05002095
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00076588
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 003E · E01015165
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 003 · E02003124

Postcode source versions

Explore PL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
36
Secondary
8

  1. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    599 m

  2. St Peter's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    806 m

  3. Woodfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    983 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 747
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Public order 71
  • Other theft 59

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.3 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.8 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    1.9 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.7 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    3.1 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    3.3 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.0 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.4 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    4.6 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    4.9 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road

    BCT · Tamerton Foliot

    0.1 miles

  • Queens Arms

    BCT · Tamerton Foliot

    0.1 miles

  • Horsham Lane

    BCT · Tamerton Foliot

    0.2 miles

  • The Chapel

    BCT · Tamerton Foliot

    0.2 miles

  • Lake View Close

    BCT · Whitleigh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 003E, 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

20,180 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 599 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 747 events.

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