PL6 6DE Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Southway. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (54% of about 990 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
- Land either side of Clittaford Road, Southway: up to 119 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Land north of Clittaford Road, Southway: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Southway Shopping Centre, Southway Drive, Plymouth, PL6 6QR, permissioned (500 m)
- Millstones Country Hotel 436 - 438 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 7HQ, permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Samuel Bassett Avenue Southway | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 6.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest George Junction Park and Ride | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 60.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 120.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Roborough Surgery | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | North Plymouth Dental Education | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Plymouth Nuffield Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Goodwin Park 33 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Southway Drive Allotments 9,520 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Brake | Wood | 300 m north-west |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 930 m west |
| Peter Hopper's Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north-west |
| Warleigh Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km west |
| Budshead Creek | Tidal water | 3.7 km west |
| Pennylake Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 2 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.