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PL6 6QS

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 6PL 79 m
PL6 6PN 110 m
PL6 6DD 130 m
PL6 6RQ 136 m
PL6 6DB 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 6QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 6
Latitude
50.429398
Longitude
-4.120628
British National Grid easting
249,479
British National Grid northing
60,989

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
E00076596
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 001C · E01015160
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 001 · E02003122

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
28
Secondary
8

  1. Oakwood Primary Academy

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    45 m

  2. Widewell Primary Academy

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    477 m

  3. Beechwood Primary Academy

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    854 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,419
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 763
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Public order 92
  • Other theft 88

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    448 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    918 m

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.5 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.5 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.9 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.4 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Oakwood Primary

    BCT · Southway

    0.0 miles

  • Oakwood Primary

    BCT · Southway

    0.0 miles

  • Butler Close

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Samuel Bassett Avenue

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Corsham Close

    BCT · Southway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 001C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,856 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oakwood Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 45 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,419 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 763 events.

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