PL6 6EN Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southway. Region: South West.
Streets
- Langley Crescent, Plymouth: 39 addresses
- Clittaford Road, Plymouth: 2 addresses
- Cromer Close, Plymouth: 1 address
- Cromer Walk, Plymouth: 1 address
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 north of Clittaford Road, Southway: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Land either side of Clittaford Road, Southway: up to 119 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Southway Shopping Centre, Southway Drive, Plymouth, PL6 6QR, permissioned (250 m)
- Clittaford Club Moses Close Plymouth PL6 6JP, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 43 addresses are between 85 m and 117 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Cromer Close Southway | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | George Junction Park and Ride | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 60.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 120.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southway Surgery | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | North Plymouth Dental Education | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Dartmoor Building Urgent Treatment Centre, Derriford Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,580 m² | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Goodwin Park 33 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 940 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Southway Drive Allotments 9,520 m² | 540 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, 1.6 km north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Brake | Wood | 310 m north-east |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 550 m west |
| Peter Hopper's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-west |
| Warleigh Marsh | Wetland | 2.8 km north-west |
| Budshead Creek | Tidal water | 3.3 km west |
| Pennylake Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 43 |
4 of the postcode's 43 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Langley Crescent.