PL6 5XE Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eggbuckland. Region: South West.
Streets
- Delamere Road, Plymouth: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Plymouth in 2026-27: Band D £2,442 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,628 | £1,899 | £2,171 | £2,442 | £2,984 | £3,527 | £4,070 | £4,884 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (70% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Douglass House, Efford: up to 6 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Land at Windsor Road, Compton: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Service Station, Blandford Road Plymouth PL3 6HT, permissioned (820 m)
- Land To The West Of Bampton Road Leigham Plymouth PL6 8QB, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 15 m and 24 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Delamere Road Shops Eggbuckland | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Alexandra Road Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Mersey Close | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 61.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 123.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Elm Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Crownhill Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Fort Austin, Eggbuckland | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,810 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8.1 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 0 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,310 m² | 590 m |
| Allotments | Pike Road Allotments 4,370 m² | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Austin Fort and section of military road, a scheduled monument, 370 m north. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Fort and section of military road | Scheduled monument | 370 m north |
| Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m north-west |
| Eggbuckland Keep | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Saltram House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Efford Warren | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| May's Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km east |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 1.6 km west |
| The Laira | Tidal water | 1.6 km south |
| Amados Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-east |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Delamere Road.