PL6 7PL Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Moor View. Region: South West.
Streets
- Estover Close, Plymouth: 95 addresses
- Estover Road, Plymouth: 1 address
- Sisna Park Road, Plymouth: 1 address
- Forget Me Not Lane, 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 D (34% of about 1,130 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Holtwood, Plymbridge Road, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 98 addresses are between 86 m and 120 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 65%, ultrafast 52%, gigabit 52% of premises; 27% 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 | 6.3 km |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Estover Close | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | George Junction Park and Ride | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 59.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 120.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Elm Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Speedwell Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mainstone Health LTD (Dental Surgery) | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Derrisford Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | Derriford Hospital Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,190 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Blunts Lane Allotments 1.5 ha | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Colwill Wood | Wood | 220 m east |
| Common Wood | Wood | 460 m north |
| Bickleigh Vale | Valley | 940 m south-east |
| May's Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km south |
| The Laira | Tidal water | 4.4 km south |
| Amados Hill | Hill | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 98 | 98 |
None of the postcode's 98 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 70 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 60% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 87% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 26% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 64% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 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) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 9 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 Estover Close.