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PL6 7BE

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 7DN 73 m
PL6 7HB 75 m
PL6 7HG 124 m
PL6 7DR 132 m
PL6 7HF 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 7BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7
Latitude
50.429630
Longitude
-4.113302
British National Grid easting
250,000
British National Grid northing
61,000

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
E00076614
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 001C · E01015160
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 001 · E02003122

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Widewell Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    328 m

  2. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    566 m

  3. Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    970 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 622
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 111
  • Other theft 86
  • Public order 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL6 7 residents
8,811

Age bands in PL6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,461 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

807 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

2,132 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,487 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

2,091 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    274 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.4 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.7 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.8 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.0 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.9 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • George Hotel

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Plymbridge Road

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • The George P&R

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Southway Lane

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles

  • Barndale Crescent

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Widewell Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 622 events.

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