PL6 8NJ

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 8SR 51 m
PL6 8ST 111 m
PL6 8SS 121 m
PL6 8SB 150 m
PL6 8SH 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 8NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8
Latitude
50.412860
Longitude
-4.095664
British National Grid easting
251,200
British National Grid northing
59,100

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
E00076254
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 005E · E01015094
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 005 · E02003126

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
35
Secondary
11
  1. Tor Bridge High

    Academy converter

    312 m
  2. Tor Bridge Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    328 m
  3. Cann Bridge School

    Community special school

    375 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
887
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 478
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Anti social behaviour 74
  • Public order 72
  • Other theft 70

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    500 m

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    2.1 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.8 km

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    3.1 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    3.9 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    4.2 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83100

    4.3 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83008

    4.3 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    4.3 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Dover Road East

    BCT · Estover

    0.0 miles
  • Dover Road East

    BCT · Estover

    0.0 miles
  • Leypark Walk Top

    BCT · Estover

    0.1 miles
  • Leypark Walk Top

    BCT · Estover

    0.1 miles
  • Dover Road Middle

    BCT · Estover

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 005E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,622 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 11 secondary schools. Tor Bridge High is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

887 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 478 events.

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