PL3 6DS postcode in Plymouth, England

PL3 6DS is a postcode in Plymouth, in the Efford and Lipson ward. It is in the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Plymouth: 94% Typical price £207,000 Homes sold in PL3 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.5% on the year before Nearest station Plymouth 3.5 km in a straight line

Where PL3 6DS is, and what is near it

Map of PL3 6DS and what is near it Map of PL3 6DS: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the PL3 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 7 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL3 6AE: also in PL3 6PL3 6AF: also in PL3 6PL3 6AG: also in PL3 6PL3 6AH: also in PL3 6PL3 6AJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6AL: also in PL3 6PL3 6AP: also in PL3 6PL3 6AQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6AR: also in PL3 6PL3 6AS: also in PL3 6PL3 6AT: also in PL3 6PL3 6AU: also in PL3 6PL3 6AW: also in PL3 6PL3 6AY: also in PL3 6PL3 6BP: also in PL3 6PL3 6BR: also in PL3 6PL3 6BS: also in PL3 6PL3 6BT: also in PL3 6PL3 6BU: also in PL3 6PL3 6BW: also in PL3 6PL3 6BY: also in PL3 6PL3 6DA: also in PL3 6PL3 6DB: also in PL3 6PL3 6DD: also in PL3 6PL3 6DE: also in PL3 6PL3 6DF: also in PL3 6PL3 6DG: also in PL3 6PL3 6DH: also in PL3 6PL3 6DJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6DL: also in PL3 6PL3 6DN: also in PL3 6PL3 6DP: also in PL3 6PL3 6DQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6DR: also in PL3 6PL3 6DT: also in PL3 6PL3 6DU: also in PL3 6PL3 6DW: also in PL3 6PL3 6DX: also in PL3 6PL3 6EE: also in PL3 6PL3 6EF: also in PL3 6PL3 6EH: also in PL3 6PL3 6EJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6EL: also in PL3 6PL3 6EN: also in PL3 6PL3 6EP: also in PL3 6PL3 6EQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6ES: also in PL3 6PL3 6EW: also in PL3 6PL3 6EX: also in PL3 6PL3 6EY: also in PL3 6PL3 6FG: also in PL3 6PL3 6GZ: also in PL3 6PL3 6HA: also in PL3 6PL3 6HB: also in PL3 6PL3 6HD: also in PL3 6PL3 6HE: also in PL3 6PL3 6HF: also in PL3 6PL3 6HG: also in PL3 6PL3 6HH: also in PL3 6PL3 6HJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6HL: also in PL3 6PL3 6HN: also in PL3 6PL3 6HQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6HR: also in PL3 6PL3 6HS: also in PL3 6PL3 6HT: also in PL3 6PL3 6HW: also in PL3 6PL3 6HX: also in PL3 6PL3 6HY: also in PL3 6PL3 6HZ: also in PL3 6PL3 6JB: also in PL3 6PL3 6JD: also in PL3 6PL3 6JE: also in PL3 6PL3 6JF: also in PL3 6PL3 6JG: also in PL3 6PL3 6JH: also in PL3 6PL3 6JJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6JL: also in PL3 6PL3 6JN: also in PL3 6PL3 6JP: also in PL3 6PL3 6JQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6JR: also in PL3 6PL3 6JT: also in PL3 6PL3 6JW: also in PL3 6PL3 6LT: also in PL3 6PL3 6LZ: also in PL3 6PL3 6ND: also in PL3 6PL3 6NP: also in PL3 6PL3 6NQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6NU: also in PL3 6PL3 6NW: also in PL3 6PL3 6NX: also in PL3 6PL3 6PA: also in PL3 6PL3 6PD: also in PL3 6PL3 6PE: also in PL3 6PL3 6PF: also in PL3 6PL3 6PG: also in PL3 6PL3 6PL: also in PL3 6PL3 6RL: also in PL3 6PL3 6RW: also in PL3 6PL3 6SZ: also in PL3 6PL3 6TA: also in PL3 6PL3 6TB: also in PL3 6PL3 6TD: also in PL3 6 2 EV charging points, 800 mSchool 1.2 km2 places, 2.6–5.4 kmEfford and Lipson PL3 6DS Map of PL3 6DS and what is near it Map of PL3 6DS: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the PL3 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Efford and Lipson PL3 6DS
  • PL3 6DS
  • Other postcodes in PL3 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.3871, longitude -4.0957)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PL3 6DS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PL3 6DS?

Every home and business at PL3 6DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Plymouth: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Plymouth: 98%

The line marks the figure across Plymouth.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at PL3 6DS?

Plymouth City Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for PL3 6DS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PL3 6DS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PL3 6DS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Plymouth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PL3 6DS: 2,375 properties in Plymouth are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Plymouth

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of PL3 6DS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PL3 6DS?

Homes in PL3 6 sold for a typical £207,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, up 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£207,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£204,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £281,750 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 59 sales
  • Terraced £186,500 52 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PL3 district: a typical £265,000 from 379 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PL3 6DS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in PL3 6DS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PL3 6DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around PL3 6DS. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PL3 6DS

Band D in Plymouth for 2026‑27: £2,442. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,628 (band A) to £2,984 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,899.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 230 (30%)£1,628
Band Babout 270 (35%)£1,899
Band Cabout 230 (30%)£2,171
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,442
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,984
Band Fwithheld£3,527
Band Gfewer than 5£4,070
Band Hwithheld£4,884

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 25% 1919 to 1939
  4. 32% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 35% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Plymouth before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PL3 6DS is in (ONS area E01015056), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PL3 6DS?

The nearest open schools to PL3 6DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL3 6DS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PL3 6DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL3 6DS is Plymouth Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Plymouth Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Devonport Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Military Road, 181 m away.

More stations near PL3 6DS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PL3 6DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL3 6DS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PL3 6DS?

7 within 1 km 42 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL3 6DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • Smart Charge Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PL3 6DS?

The nearest to the centre of PL3 6DS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PL3 6DS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PL3 6DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL3 6DS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Manor Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01752 768425 850 mWalk
  • Valley View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01752 705109 1.7 kmCycle
  • IOTA CARE Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01752 221334 2.1 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PL3 6DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL3 6DS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PL3 6DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL3 6DS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PL3 6DS in a conservation area?

The centre of PL3 6DS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PL3 6DS?

Police.uk records 110 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL3 6DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences60 reports
Other theft11 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Public order8 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, possession of weapons 2, burglary 1, theft from the person 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PL3 6DS

Ward
Efford and Lipson
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Plymouth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PL3 6DU80 mPL3 6EH140 mPL3 6HJ150 mPL3 6EE150 mPL3 6DJ150 mPL3 6JF170 m
All of PL3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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