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PL6 postcode area · Plymouth

The PL6 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Plymouth, South Hams, West Devon. Area Scores range from 16 to 87 across them. Every full PL6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PL6 district: Glenholt & Widewell scores 88 out of 100 (#834 of 6,856 nationally) while King's Tamerton & West Park sits at 16 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,000 in Southway to £433,000 in Horrabridge & Mary Tavy — a 2.2× gap within the PL6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,073a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PL6 district

£240,000median home sold over the past year · +26.3% over 5 years · +2.1% over the year · 616 sales
Detached£395,000
Semi-detached£275,000
Terraced£205,000
Flat£143,750
Plymouth£227,500
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Glenholt & WidewellPlymouth 83488 £296,000
Woolwell & Lee MillSouth Hams 1,64376 £272,500
CrownhillPlymouth 2,39765 £280,000
Derriford & EstoverPlymouth 2,68561 £223,000
Horrabridge & Mary TavyWest Devon 3,04256 £433,000
Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & YelvertonWest Devon 3,11754 £309,375
Higher Compton & EggbucklandPlymouth 3,24053 £250,000
Deer Park & LeighamPlymouth 4,22838 £200,000
SouthwayPlymouth 5,21524 £195,000
Tamerton FoliotPlymouth 5,57819 £195,000
King's Tamerton & West ParkPlymouth 5,73616 £210,000

People living in PL6 Census 2021

Residents80,019
Median age (est.)45
Density246per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above27%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 19%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL6.

PL5 PL95 PL3 PL2 PL4 PL7 PL1 PL12

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.