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PL6

UK postcode district

Part of Plymouth

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,244
Current units
1,021
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
223

Postcode sectors in PL6

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4 sectors

Property

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20,875 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
182, Southway Drive, Plymouth, PL6 6QF 27 July 2026 £185,000
38, Austin Crescent, Plymouth, PL6 5QD 24 July 2026 £330,000
14, Upland Drive, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 6BB 24 July 2026 £348,500

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,907
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,457
  • Anti social behaviour 301
  • Criminal damage and arson 271
  • Public order 204
  • Other theft 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PL6 usual residents
42,828
Age-profile population
43,123

Age bands in PL6

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
16.7%
7,223 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.4%
4,497 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.9%
10,326 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.5%
11,017 residents
Age 65 and over
23.3%
10,060 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,015 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 948 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 873 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 8 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £235,000 from 3,091 recorded sales in PL6. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Plymouth is £222,817 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,907 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,457 events.

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