PL5 3ER postcode in Plymouth, England

PL5 3ER is a postcode in Plymouth, in the Honicknowle ward. It is in the Plymouth Moor View 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 at PL5 3ER can get it Across Plymouth: 94% Typical price £195,000 Homes sold in PL5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 1.6% on the year before Nearest station St Budeaux Ferry Road 2.2 km in a straight line

Where PL5 3ER is, and what is near it

Map of PL5 3ER and what is near it Map of PL5 3ER: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the PL5 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL5 3BZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3DD: also in PL5 3PL5 3DE: also in PL5 3PL5 3DF: also in PL5 3PL5 3DU: also in PL5 3PL5 3DX: also in PL5 3PL5 3DY: also in PL5 3PL5 3DZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3EA: also in PL5 3PL5 3EB: also in PL5 3PL5 3ED: also in PL5 3PL5 3EE: also in PL5 3PL5 3EF: also in PL5 3PL5 3EG: also in PL5 3PL5 3EH: also in PL5 3PL5 3EL: also in PL5 3PL5 3EN: also in PL5 3PL5 3EP: also in PL5 3PL5 3EQ: also in PL5 3PL5 3ES: also in PL5 3PL5 3ET: also in PL5 3PL5 3EU: also in PL5 3PL5 3EW: also in PL5 3PL5 3EX: also in PL5 3PL5 3EY: also in PL5 3PL5 3EZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3FA: also in PL5 3PL5 3FD: also in PL5 3PL5 3FE: also in PL5 3PL5 3FF: also in PL5 3PL5 3FG: also in PL5 3PL5 3FJ: also in PL5 3PL5 3FL: also in PL5 3PL5 3FN: also in PL5 3PL5 3FP: also in PL5 3PL5 3FQ: also in PL5 3PL5 3FR: also in PL5 3PL5 3FS: also in PL5 3PL5 3HA: also in PL5 3PL5 3HB: also in PL5 3PL5 3HD: also in PL5 3PL5 3HE: also in PL5 3PL5 3HF: also in PL5 3PL5 3HG: also in PL5 3PL5 3HH: also in PL5 3PL5 3HJ: also in PL5 3PL5 3HL: also in PL5 3PL5 3HN: also in PL5 3PL5 3HP: also in PL5 3PL5 3HQ: also in PL5 3PL5 3HR: also in PL5 3PL5 3HS: also in PL5 3PL5 3HT: also in PL5 3PL5 3HU: also in PL5 3PL5 3HW: also in PL5 3PL5 3HX: also in PL5 3PL5 3HY: also in PL5 3PL5 3HZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3JA: also in PL5 3PL5 3JD: also in PL5 3PL5 3JE: also in PL5 3PL5 3JF: also in PL5 3PL5 3JG: also in PL5 3PL5 3JH: also in PL5 3PL5 3JJ: also in PL5 3PL5 3JL: also in PL5 3PL5 3JN: also in PL5 3PL5 3JQ: also in PL5 3PL5 3JS: also in PL5 3PL5 3JT: also in PL5 3PL5 3JU: also in PL5 3PL5 3JW: also in PL5 3PL5 3JX: also in PL5 3PL5 3LA: also in PL5 3PL5 3LB: also in PL5 3PL5 3LD: also in PL5 3PL5 3LE: also in PL5 3PL5 3LF: also in PL5 3PL5 3LG: also in PL5 3PL5 3LH: also in PL5 3PL5 3LJ: also in PL5 3PL5 3LL: also in PL5 3PL5 3LQ: also in PL5 3PL5 3LR: also in PL5 3PL5 3LS: also in PL5 3PL5 3LT: also in PL5 3PL5 3LX: also in PL5 3PL5 3LZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3NE: also in PL5 3PL5 3NG: also in PL5 3PL5 3NH: also in PL5 3PL5 3NP: also in PL5 3PL5 3NR: also in PL5 3PL5 3NT: also in PL5 3PL5 3NU: also in PL5 3PL5 3NW: also in PL5 3PL5 3NX: also in PL5 3PL5 3NY: also in PL5 3PL5 3NZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3PA: also in PL5 3PL5 3PD: also in PL5 3PL5 3PE: also in PL5 3PL5 3PF: also in PL5 3PL5 3PG: also in PL5 3PL5 3PH: also in PL5 3PL5 3PJ: also in PL5 3PL5 3PL: also in PL5 3PL5 3PN: also in PL5 3PL5 3PP: also in PL5 3PL5 3PQ: also in PL5 3PL5 3PR: also in PL5 3PL5 3PS: also in PL5 3PL5 3PT: also in PL5 3PL5 3PU: also in PL5 3PL5 3PW: also in PL5 3PL5 3PX: also in PL5 3PL5 3PY: also in PL5 3PL5 3PZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3QB: also in PL5 3PL5 3RY: also in PL5 3PL5 3RZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3SA: also in PL5 3PL5 3SB: also in PL5 3PL5 3SD: also in PL5 3PL5 3SN: also in PL5 3PL5 3SR: also in PL5 3PL5 3SS: also in PL5 3PL5 3ST: also in PL5 3PL5 3SU: also in PL5 3PL5 3SZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3TP: also in PL5 3PL5 3TR: also in PL5 3PL5 3TS: also in PL5 3PL5 3TT: also in PL5 3PL5 3TU: also in PL5 3PL5 3TW: also in PL5 3PL5 3TX: also in PL5 3PL5 3TY: also in PL5 3PL5 3TZ: also in PL5 3PL5 3UA: also in PL5 3PL5 3UB: also in PL5 3PL5 3UE: also in PL5 3PL5 3UF: also in PL5 3PL5 3UG: also in PL5 3PL5 3UH: also in PL5 3PL5 3UL: also in PL5 3PL5 3UN: also in PL5 3PL5 3UP: also in PL5 3PL5 3UQ: also in PL5 3PL5 3UR: also in PL5 3PL5 3US: also in PL5 3PL5 3UW: also in PL5 3PL5 3UX: also in PL5 3PL5 3UY: also in PL5 3PL5 3UZ: also in PL5 3 School 1.3 km2 railway stations, 2.2–2.3 kmHonicknowle PL5 3ER Map of PL5 3ER and what is near it Map of PL5 3ER: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the PL5 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Honicknowle PL5 3ER
  • PL5 3ER
  • Other postcodes in PL5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 3 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 50.4045, longitude -4.1556)

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 PL5 3ER?

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 PL5 3ER?

Every home and business at PL5 3ER can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PL5 3ER 100% Plymouth 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PL5 3ER 100% Plymouth 98%
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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 PL5 3ER?

BinDayBuddy has not read Plymouth City Council's days for PL5 3ER today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PL5 3ER 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 PL5 3ER 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 PL5 3ER.

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 PL5 3ER: 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 PL5 3ER 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 PL5 3ER?

Homes in PL5 3 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 138 sales, up 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£192,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £451,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,392 31 sales
  • Terraced £194,250 80 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £140,000 17 sales

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

Across the whole PL5 district: a typical £200,000 from 455 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 PL5 3ER

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PL5 3ER from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 January 2026. 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 PL5 3ER?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around PL5 3ER. Over half of them (76%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (47%). 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 PL5 3ER

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 £2,171 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,628.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (76%)£1,628
Band Babout 120 (16%)£1,899
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,171
Band Dfewer than 5£2,442
Band Efewer than 5£2,984
Band Ffewer than 5£3,527
Band Gfewer than 5£4,070
Band Hfewer than 5£4,884

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 47% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009: 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 PL5 3ER is in (ONS area E01015081), 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 PL5 3ER?

The nearest open schools to PL5 3ER, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL5 3ER, 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 PL5 3ER?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL5 3ER is St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Thackeray Gardens, 82 m away.

More stations near PL5 3ER, 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 PL5 3ER?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL5 3ER, 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 PL5 3ER?

3 within 1 km 43 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL5 3ER, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 200 mWalk
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 800 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 900 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 PL5 3ER?

The nearest to the centre of PL5 3ER, 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 PL5 3ER?

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 PL5 3ER?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL5 3ER, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 PL5 3ER?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL5 3ER, 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 PL5 3ER?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL5 3ER 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 PL5 3ER in a conservation area?

The centre of PL5 3ER is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 PL5 3ER?

Police.uk records 214 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL5 3ER in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences93 reports
Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Public order21 reports
Other theft13 reports
Shoplifting8 reports

Also: drugs 7, vehicle crime 6, possession of weapons 6, other crime 6, burglary 5.

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 PL5 3ER

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

PL5 3EG60 mPL5 3EN70 mPL5 3ET110 mPL5 3EF110 mPL5 3HU130 mPL5 3HY150 m
All of PL5

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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