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PL6 6WB

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 6TW 2 m
PL6 6GE 31 m
PL6 6JP 61 m
PL6 6NN 80 m
PL6 6JR 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 6WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 August 2002
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 6
Latitude
50.430417
Longitude
-4.139162
British National Grid easting
248,166
British National Grid northing
61,140

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
E00076593
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 002C · E01015161
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
49
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. Beechwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    551 m

  2. Woodlands School

    Foundation special school

    1.0 km

  3. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 646
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Public order 62
  • Other theft 56

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    519 m

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.6 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    1.7 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.5 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    2.6 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.9 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.2 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

    STIRLING ROAD MEDICAL CTR, STIRLING ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL5 1PL

    ODS code L83006

    4.5 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Latimer Walk

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Alger Walk

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Kinniard Crescent

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Waring Road

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Winnicott Close

    BCT · Southway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 002C, 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

7,008 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Beechwood Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 551 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 646 events.

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