PL6 5SR

Eggbuckland · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Plymouth
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 5TF 77 m
PL6 5TD 109 m
PL6 5TQ 137 m
PL6 5TG 149 m
PL6 5TE 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 5SR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 5
Latitude
50.400367
Longitude
-4.106076
British National Grid easting
250,421
British National Grid northing
57,732

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00076107
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 012E · E01015067
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 012 · E02003133

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
272, Fort Austin Avenue, Plymouth, PL6 5SR 25 May 2018 £432,500
286, Fort Austin Avenue, Plymouth, PL6 5SR 31 March 2017 £271,000
294, Fort Austin Avenue, Plymouth, PL6 5SR 8 June 2016 £492,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
47
Secondary
17
  1. St Edward's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    334 m
  2. Austin Farm Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    526 m
  3. Leigham Primary School

    Academy converter

    919 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 727
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Other theft 100
  • Shoplifting 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

25 female, 18 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
3.6
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 0.3% 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.

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
78.6%

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

17

within 5 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    1.1 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.2 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    2.7 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.0 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    3.1 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    3.5 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    3.6 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.7 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    3.7 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    3.9 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.0 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    4.1 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    4.1 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.1 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

    21 RADFORD PARK ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9DL

    ODS code L83021

    4.7 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    4.8 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    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

  • Shallowford Road Top

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles
  • Shallowford Road Top

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles
  • Shallowford Road Shops

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles
  • Shallowford Road Shops

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles
  • Fort Austin Shops

    BCT · Eggbuckland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 012E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,923 of 33,755

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

80 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Edward's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 727 events.

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