PL6 8LP

Moor View · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 8LU 35 m
PL6 8LR 87 m
PL6 8LQ 134 m
PL6 8LX 182 m
PL6 8LG 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 8LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8
Latitude
50.394910
Longitude
-4.093466
British National Grid easting
251,300
British National Grid northing
57,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Moor View · E05002086
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00076267
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 010D · E01015095
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 010 · E02003131

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
48
Secondary
15
  1. Austin Farm Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    913 m
  2. Leigham Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. High View School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,393
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 612
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Other theft 109

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    1.5 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.0 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83100

    3.1 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83008

    3.1 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.3 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    3.5 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    3.6 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.8 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    3.9 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

    21 RADFORD PARK ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9DL

    ODS code L83021

    4.0 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.3 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    4.3 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    4.6 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.8 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Parkway Court

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.0 miles
  • St Modwen Road

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.0 miles
  • Holly Court

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.1 miles
  • Parkway Retail Park

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.1 miles
  • Barnstaple Close South

    BCT · Leigham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 010D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,681 of 33,755

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

75 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 15 secondary schools. Austin Farm Academy is the nearest published school at 913 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,393 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 612 events.

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