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PL6 6YW

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 6QG 36 m
PL6 6QQ 77 m
PL6 6QH 94 m
PL6 6DZ 96 m
PL6 6QF 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 6YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 6
Latitude
50.427566
Longitude
-4.131783
British National Grid easting
248,681
British National Grid northing
60,808

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
E00076601
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
52
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. Beechwood Primary Academy

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    63 m

  2. Notre Dame RC School

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    744 m

  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

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    776 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 639
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Other theft 77
  • Public order 68

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

    106 m

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    1.2 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    1.7 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.1 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    2.7 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.3 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.0 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.8 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Rockfield Footpath

    BCT · Southway

    0.0 miles

  • Rockfield Avenue

    BCT · Southway

    0.0 miles

  • Southway Drive

    BCT · Southway

    0.0 miles

  • Clittaford Road

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Southway Drive

    BCT · Southway

    0.2 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Beechwood Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 63 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 639 events.

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