PL6 5FN

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 8EW 208 m
PL6 8EH 230 m
PL6 8DY 259 m
PL6 8EG 306 m
PL6 8EJ 308 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 5FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5
Latitude
50.411515
Longitude
-4.113341
British National Grid easting
249,940
British National Grid northing
58,986

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

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

    Academy sponsor led

    28 m
  2. Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care

    Local authority nursery school

    887 m
  3. Cann Bridge School

    Community special school

    910 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 686
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Public order 111

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    1.3 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    1.5 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    2.3 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.7 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.2 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.3 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

    4.3 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    4.5 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.6 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Matthews Academy

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Brest Road South

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Brest Road South

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Sandpiper Road

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 miles
  • Sandpiper Road

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 28 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 686 events.

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