Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for PL6 5FG
Postcode
PL6 5FG
Coordinates
50.4178, -4.1408
Grid reference
SX480597
Easting
248,008
Northing
59,738
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2QCV95+4M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Plymouth
Travel to Work
Plymouth
ITL Region
Plymouth
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6128
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6128 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near PL6 5FG
England & WalesCrime trends · near PL6 5FG
Counts are for Budshead electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
67
YoY stable
715844
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY -75%
24144
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1493
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.3%
Other White2.8%
Other Asian1.3%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
No religion54.4%
Christian38.8%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4920.9%
25–3411.8%
10–159.8%
65–748.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other17.1%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
+ 8 other households · 36.0%
Administrative Information
Plymouth
Local Authority
Council AreaPlymouth Moor View E14001426
Constituency
E14001426Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Budshead
Constituency code
E14001426
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Plymouth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Plymouth
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Plymouth Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Devon ICB - 15N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Plymouth 003A E01015023
E01015023MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Plymouth 003 E02003124
E02003124LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Plymouth 003A E01015023
E01015023MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Plymouth 003 E02003124
E02003124Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:59 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 21 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2011
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~15 years
Active Duration
2011 -> PresentJune 2011 — Introduced
Postcode PL6 5FG introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015023 and MSOA E02003124 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PL6 5FG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2011
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~15 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PL6 5FG
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 44%
Attainment 8
39.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
52%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 26%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 59%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
43.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
34%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 34%
Attainment 8
39.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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