PL6 5EW

Moor View · 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 5XN 147 m
PL6 5ZF 148 m
PL6 5ZD 187 m
PL6 5XW 220 m
PL6 5QZ 256 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 5EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5
Latitude
50.414021
Longitude
-4.120927
British National Grid easting
249,409
British National Grid northing
59,280

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Moor View · E05002086
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00181102
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 005C · E01015092
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 005 · E02003126

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
45
Secondary
13
  1. St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    581 m
  2. Notre Dame RC School

    Academy converter

    950 m
  3. University of St Mark & St John

    Higher education institutions

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,539
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 717
  • Shoplifting 175
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Public order 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 121

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

12

within 5 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    1.1 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    1.6 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.8 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    1.9 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.1 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    2.8 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.0 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.6 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.1 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.6 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    4.6 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.9 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

  • TA Centre

    BCT · Derriford

    0.0 miles
  • TA Centre

    BCT · Derriford

    0.0 miles
  • Royal Eye Infirmary

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Eye Infirmary

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Peninsular Radiology

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 005C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,030 of 33,755

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

73 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 581 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,539 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 717 events.

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