PL6 6NL Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southway. Region: South West.
Streets
- Waring Road, Plymouth: 13 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 (78% of about 770 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
- Clittaford Club Moses Close Plymouth PL6 6JP, permissioned (200 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 13 addresses are between 73 m and 80 m above sea level (77 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 | Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Waring Road Southway | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | Rowan House Carpark | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 60.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 121.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southway Surgery | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Care Plus | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Dartmoor Building Urgent Treatment Centre, Derriford Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Whitleigh, Whitleigh Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Goodwin Park 33 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,080 m² | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m west |
| Crownhill Fort | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yappers Wood | Wood | 530 m north |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 720 m north-east |
| Peter Hopper's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Warleigh Marsh | Wetland | 1.9 km north-west |
| Budshead Creek | Tidal water | 2.2 km south-west |
| Pennylake Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Waring Road.