PL6 5BT

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
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 5BX 203 m
PL6 5DA 216 m
PL6 5BU 236 m
PL6 5EJ 244 m
PL6 5FR 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 5BT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2008
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5
Latitude
50.413753
Longitude
-4.129670
British National Grid easting
248,787
British National Grid northing
59,268

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
E00075910
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 008A · E01015029
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 008 · E02003129

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
50
Secondary
13
  1. Notre Dame RC School

    Academy converter

    879 m
  2. Whitleigh Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    975 m
  3. Widey Court Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,011
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 918
  • Shoplifting 226
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Criminal damage and arson 180
  • Other theft 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL6 5 residents
12,640

Age bands in PL6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

2,164 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,264 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

3,063 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,494 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

3,132 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    653 m

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.5 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.6 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    1.8 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    2.1 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.5 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.6 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.5 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    3.6 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.3 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.4 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    4.6 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    4.7 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • William Prance Road

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.1 miles
  • Crownhill Fort

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.1 miles
  • Tavistock Road

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.1 miles
  • Charlton Road

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.2 miles
  • Future Inns

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 008A, 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

17,413 of 33,755

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

78 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 13 secondary schools. Notre Dame RC School is the nearest published school at 879 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,011 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 918 events.

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