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PL6 5GL

Eggbuckland · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Eggbuckland
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 5WP 17 m
PL6 5PZ 81 m
PL6 5QT 149 m
PL6 5QR 154 m
PL6 5NY 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 5GL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2004
Terminated
1 September 2005
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5
Latitude
50.405490
Longitude
-4.113227
British National Grid easting
249,929
British National Grid northing
58,316

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Eggbuckland · E05002083
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00172084
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 010B · E01015068
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 010 · E02003131

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
53
Secondary
16

  1. St Edward's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    442 m

  2. Eggbuckland Vale Primary School

    Academy converter

    632 m

  3. St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,624
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 805
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Shoplifting 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Other theft 115

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    2.4 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.8 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    2.8 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    2.9 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.0 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.3 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    3.8 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    3.9 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.0 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.2 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83100

    4.8 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83008

    4.8 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    4.8 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Shirburn Road

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles

  • Shirburn Road

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles

  • Forder Heights

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles

  • Forder Heights

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles

  • Sandpiper Road

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 010B, 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

26,604 of 33,755

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

85 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 16 secondary schools. St Edward's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,624 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 805 events.

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