PL6 8FA

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 8EZ 44 m
PL6 5EQ 98 m
PL6 5FB 118 m
PL6 5DW 170 m
PL6 5EB 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 8FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8
Latitude
50.409722
Longitude
-4.123888
British National Grid easting
249,185
British National Grid northing
58,808

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
E00075897
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 008A · E01015029
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 008 · E02003129

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Poppy Close, Plymouth, PL6 8FA 26 September 2025 £348,995
7, Poppy Close, Plymouth, PL6 8FA 6 June 2025 £292,500
11, Poppy Close, Plymouth, PL6 8FA 30 May 2025 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
52
Secondary
14
  1. Widey Court Primary School

    Academy converter

    644 m
  2. St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    750 m
  3. Courtlands School

    Academy special converter

    809 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,723
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 823
  • Shoplifting 175
  • Criminal damage and arson 149
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Other theft 125

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.

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
0%

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

16

within 5 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    738 m

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.0 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.1 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    2.1 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.5 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    2.5 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.1 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    3.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.1 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    4.1 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.6 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    4.6 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.6 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    4.8 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Land Registry

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 miles
  • Peninsular Radiology

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 miles
  • Peninsular Radiology

    BCT · Derriford

    0.2 miles
  • Bircham House

    BCT · Derriford

    0.3 miles
  • Future Inns

    BCT · Derriford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 008A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,413 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £320,995 from 8 recorded sales in PL6 8FA. 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

82 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 14 secondary schools. Widey Court Primary School is the nearest published school at 644 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,723 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 823 events.

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