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PL6 8AD

Budshead · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Budshead
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 8AA 40 m
PL6 8AH 45 m
PL6 8BD 87 m
PL6 8AU 107 m
PL6 8AB 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 8AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8
Latitude
50.420515
Longitude
-4.119936
British National Grid easting
249,500
British National Grid northing
60,000

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
E00075924
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 001A · E01015025
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
56
Primary
34
Secondary
11

  1. Notre Dame RC School

    Academy converter

    538 m

  2. University of St Mark & St John

    Higher education institutions

    688 m

  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    995 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,654
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 848
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Anti social behaviour 153
  • Public order 117
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    845 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.2 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    1.7 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

    2.2 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.0 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.6 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    4.3 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Plymbridge Lane

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

  • Powisland Drive

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

  • Powisland Drive

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

  • Jack Rabbit

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

  • Tavistock Road

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 11 secondary schools. Notre Dame RC School is the nearest published school at 538 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,654 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 848 events.

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