PL6 6RL postcode in Plymouth, England

PL6 6RL is a postcode in Plymouth, in the Southway 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 can get it. Plymouth: 94% Typical price £215,000 Homes sold in PL6 6, last 12 months. ▲ 8.9% on the year before Nearest station Bere Ferrers 4.8 km in a straight line

Where PL6 6RL is, and what is near it

Map of PL6 6RL and what is near it Map of PL6 6RL: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the PL6 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL6 6AB: also in PL6 6PL6 6AG: also in PL6 6PL6 6AL: also in PL6 6PL6 6AN: also in PL6 6PL6 6AP: also in PL6 6PL6 6AQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6AR: also in PL6 6PL6 6AS: also in PL6 6PL6 6AT: also in PL6 6PL6 6AU: also in PL6 6PL6 6AW: also in PL6 6PL6 6AY: also in PL6 6PL6 6AZ: also in PL6 6PL6 6BA: also in PL6 6PL6 6BB: also in PL6 6PL6 6BD: also in PL6 6PL6 6BE: also in PL6 6PL6 6BG: also in PL6 6PL6 6BJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6BQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6BR: also in PL6 6PL6 6BS: also in PL6 6PL6 6BT: also in PL6 6PL6 6BU: also in PL6 6PL6 6BX: also in PL6 6PL6 6BY: also in PL6 6PL6 6BZ: also in PL6 6PL6 6DA: also in PL6 6PL6 6DB: also in PL6 6PL6 6DD: also in PL6 6PL6 6DE: also in PL6 6PL6 6DG: also in PL6 6PL6 6DJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6DL: also in PL6 6PL6 6DN: also in PL6 6PL6 6DP: also in PL6 6PL6 6DQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6DR: also in PL6 6PL6 6DW: also in PL6 6PL6 6DX: also in PL6 6PL6 6DZ: also in PL6 6PL6 6EA: also in PL6 6PL6 6EB: also in PL6 6PL6 6ED: also in PL6 6PL6 6EE: also in PL6 6PL6 6EF: also in PL6 6PL6 6EG: also in PL6 6PL6 6EH: also in PL6 6PL6 6EJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6EN: also in PL6 6PL6 6EP: also in PL6 6PL6 6EQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6ER: also in PL6 6PL6 6ES: also in PL6 6PL6 6EU: also in PL6 6PL6 6EW: also in PL6 6PL6 6EX: also in PL6 6PL6 6EY: also in PL6 6PL6 6EZ: also in PL6 6PL6 6FA: also in PL6 6PL6 6FB: also in PL6 6PL6 6FD: also in PL6 6PL6 6FF: also in PL6 6PL6 6FG: also in PL6 6PL6 6FH: also in PL6 6PL6 6FJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6FL: also in PL6 6PL6 6GB: also in PL6 6PL6 6HA: also in PL6 6PL6 6HB: also in PL6 6PL6 6HD: also in PL6 6PL6 6HE: also in PL6 6PL6 6HF: also in PL6 6PL6 6HG: also in PL6 6PL6 6HH: also in PL6 6PL6 6HJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6HL: also in PL6 6PL6 6HT: also in PL6 6PL6 6HU: also in PL6 6PL6 6HX: also in PL6 6PL6 6HY: also in PL6 6PL6 6HZ: also in PL6 6PL6 6JA: also in PL6 6PL6 6JB: also in PL6 6PL6 6JD: also in PL6 6PL6 6JE: also in PL6 6PL6 6JF: also in PL6 6PL6 6JG: also in PL6 6PL6 6JH: also in PL6 6PL6 6JQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6LH: also in PL6 6PL6 6LQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6PH: also in PL6 6PL6 6PJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6PL: also in PL6 6PL6 6PN: also in PL6 6PL6 6QF: also in PL6 6PL6 6QG: also in PL6 6PL6 6QH: also in PL6 6PL6 6QJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6QL: also in PL6 6PL6 6QN: also in PL6 6PL6 6QP: also in PL6 6PL6 6QQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6QR: also in PL6 6PL6 6QS: also in PL6 6PL6 6QT: also in PL6 6PL6 6QU: also in PL6 6PL6 6QW: also in PL6 6PL6 6QX: also in PL6 6PL6 6QY: also in PL6 6PL6 6QZ: also in PL6 6PL6 6RA: also in PL6 6PL6 6RB: also in PL6 6PL6 6RD: also in PL6 6PL6 6RE: also in PL6 6PL6 6RF: also in PL6 6PL6 6RG: also in PL6 6PL6 6RH: also in PL6 6PL6 6RJ: also in PL6 6PL6 6RN: also in PL6 6PL6 6RP: also in PL6 6PL6 6RQ: also in PL6 6PL6 6RW: also in PL6 6PL6 6SB: also in PL6 6 Bere Ferrers station 4.8 kmSouthway PL6 6RL Map of PL6 6RL and what is near it Map of PL6 6RL: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the PL6 6 sector, 4 schools (2 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 4 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 1.4–5.4 kmSouthway PL6 6RL
  • PL6 6RL
  • Other postcodes in PL6 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 4 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 50.4284, longitude -4.1233)

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 PL6 6RL?

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 PL6 6RL?

Every home and business at PL6 6RL 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 PL6 6RL?

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 PL6 6RL 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 PL6 6RL 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 PL6 6RL.

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 PL6 6RL: 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 PL6 6RL 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 PL6 6RL?

Homes in PL6 6 sold for a typical £215,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, up 8.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£215,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£197,500
12 months to August 2026
£215,000

▲ up 8.9% on the 12 months before

Detached£412,500 26 sales
Semi-detached£274,250 28 sales
Terraced£178,750 50 sales
Flat or maisonette£133,000 12 sales

Across the whole PL6 district: a typical £240,000 from 519 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 PL6 6RL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL6 6RL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 PL6 6RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around PL6 6RL. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (68%). 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 PL6 6RL

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 A, the most common, is £1,628.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 540 (64%)£1,628
Band Babout 260 (31%)£1,899
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£2,171
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,442
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,984
Band Fwithheld£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. 68% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 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 PL6 6RL is in (ONS area E01015159), 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 PL6 6RL?

The nearest open schools to PL6 6RL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL6 6RL, 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 PL6 6RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL6 6RL is Bere Ferrers Rail Station, 4.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Bere Ferrers Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
  • St Budeaux Victoria Road 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.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Oakwood Primary, 204 m away.

More stations near PL6 6RL, 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 PL6 6RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL6 6RL, 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 PL6 6RL?

4 within 1 km 22 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL6 6RL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 850 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 PL6 6RL?

The nearest to the centre of PL6 6RL, 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 PL6 6RL?

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 PL6 6RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL6 6RL, 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 PL6 6RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL6 6RL, 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 PL6 6RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL6 6RL 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 PL6 6RL in a conservation area?

The centre of PL6 6RL 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 PL6 6RL?

Police.uk records 136 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL6 6RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences68 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Other theft15 reports
Public order8 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, shoplifting 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 PL6 6RL

Ward
Southway
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.

PL6 6RQ90 mPL6 6RA90 mPL6 6RG90 mPL6 6RP100 mPL6 6RW110 mPL6 6RN120 m
All of PL6

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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