PL6 7DS

Southway · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Plymouth
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 6DB 55 m
PL6 6DD 79 m
PL6 7DT 86 m
PL6 6FL 101 m
PL6 6FH 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 7DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 7
Latitude
50.430854
Longitude
-4.119200
British National Grid easting
249,585
British National Grid northing
61,148

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

Explore PL6

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Lulworth Drive, Plymouth, PL6 7DS 4 March 2024 £245,000
12, Lulworth Drive, Plymouth, PL6 7DS 13 March 2020 £175,000
2, Lulworth Drive, Plymouth, PL6 7DS 10 January 2020 £188,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
8
  1. Oakwood Primary Academy

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    216 m
  2. Widewell Primary Academy

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    299 m
  3. Beechwood Primary Academy

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    994 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 613
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Other theft 70
  • Public order 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL6 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
14.3%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    477 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.1 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.7 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.7 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    3.0 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.6 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Samuel Bassett Avenue

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles
  • Butler Close

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwood Primary

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwood Primary

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 miles
  • Samuel Bassett Avenue

    BCT · Southway

    0.1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £245,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL6 7DS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Plymouth is £222,817 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oakwood Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 613 events.

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