PL6 8AB

Budshead · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 8AN 59 m
PL6 8AG 63 m
PL6 8AH 111 m
PL6 8AQ 119 m
PL6 6AA 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8
Latitude
50.421122
Longitude
-4.118738
British National Grid easting
249,587
British National Grid northing
60,065

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Budshead · E05002078
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00075921
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 001A · E01015025
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 001 · E02003122

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
301, Flat 16, Tavistock Road, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 8AB 19 December 2023 £170,000
301, Flat 2, Tavistock Road, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 8AB 3 February 2023 £184,500
301, Flat 9, Tavistock Road, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 8AB 7 April 2022 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
33
Secondary
11
  1. University of St Mark & St John

    Higher education institutions

    601 m
  2. Notre Dame RC School

    Academy converter

    613 m
  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    941 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,599
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 838
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Other theft 108
  • Public order 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

19 female, 18 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.9
PL6 8 residents
11,470

Age bands in PL6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,740 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

1,474 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,690 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

2,583 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,660 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL6 8 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+
5.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
5.3%
Gigabit-capable
5.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
5.3%

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

9

within 5 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    750 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.3 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    1.8 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.2 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.3 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.1 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.7 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    4.4 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.8 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

  • Powisland Drive

    BCT · Derriford

    0.0 miles
  • Powisland Drive

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Plymbridge Lane

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Roborough Avenue

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles
  • Powisland Drive

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 001A, 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

31,505 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 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 £184,500 from 3 recorded sales in PL6 8AB. 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 11 secondary schools. University of St Mark & St John is the nearest published school at 601 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,599 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 838 events.

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