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PL6 6AX

Southway · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Southway
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 6AS 109 m
PL6 6HL 109 m
PL6 6BR 137 m
PL6 6HJ 140 m
PL6 6BB 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 6AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 6
Latitude
50.425907
Longitude
-4.120176
British National Grid easting
249,500
British National Grid northing
60,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Southway · E05002095
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00076597
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 002B · E01015159
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 002 · E02003123

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
9

  1. Oakwood Primary Academy

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    399 m

  2. Notre Dame RC School

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    706 m

  3. Widewell Primary Academy

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    774 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,418
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 753
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Other theft 94
  • Public order 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL6 6 residents
9,909

Age bands in PL6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,858 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

952 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,441 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

2,177 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    399 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    950 m

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.2 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.3 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.6 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.2 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.1 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Barningham Gardens

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Burton Close

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Upland Drive East

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

  • Burton Close

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Moorland View

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 002B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,352 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 9 secondary schools. Oakwood Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,418 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 753 events.

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