PL6 8AB postcode in Plymouth, England

PL6 8AB is a postcode in Plymouth, in the Budshead 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 5% of homes and businesses can get it. Plymouth: 94% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in PL6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.4% on the year before Nearest station Plymouth 5.1 km in a straight line

Where PL6 8AB is, and what is near it

Map of PL6 8AB and what is near it Map of PL6 8AB: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the PL6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 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 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL6 8AA: also in PL6 8PL6 8AE: also in PL6 8PL6 8AG: also in PL6 8PL6 8AH: also in PL6 8PL6 8AJ: also in PL6 8PL6 8AL: also in PL6 8PL6 8AN: also in PL6 8PL6 8AQ: also in PL6 8PL6 8AU: also in PL6 8PL6 8AX: also in PL6 8PL6 8BB: also in PL6 8PL6 8BD: also in PL6 8PL6 8BE: also in PL6 8PL6 8BG: also in PL6 8PL6 8BH: also in PL6 8PL6 8BP: also in PL6 8PL6 8BQ: also in PL6 8PL6 8BR: also in PL6 8PL6 8BS: also in PL6 8PL6 8BT: also in PL6 8PL6 8BU: also in PL6 8PL6 8BX: also in PL6 8PL6 8BY: also in PL6 8PL6 8BZ: also in PL6 8PL6 8DD: also in PL6 8PL6 8DE: also in PL6 8PL6 8DF: also in PL6 8PL6 8DH: also in PL6 8PL6 8DJ: also in PL6 8PL6 8DL: also in PL6 8PL6 8DN: also in PL6 8PL6 8DP: also in PL6 8PL6 8DQ: also in PL6 8PL6 8DR: also in PL6 8PL6 8DS: also in PL6 8PL6 8DT: also in PL6 8PL6 8DU: also in PL6 8PL6 8DW: also in PL6 8PL6 8DX: also in PL6 8PL6 8DZ: also in PL6 8PL6 8EA: also in PL6 8PL6 8EB: also in PL6 8PL6 8ED: also in PL6 8PL6 8EU: also in PL6 8PL6 8SX: also in PL6 8PL6 8UU: also in PL6 8PL6 8XE: also in PL6 8 School 950 mSchool 1.1 kmSouthway Surgery 1.3 kmSt Budeaux Ferry Road station 5.3 kmMoor View PL6 8AB Map of PL6 8AB and what is near it Map of PL6 8AB: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the PL6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 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 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 950 mSchool 1.1 kmSouthway Surgery 1.3 kmMoor View PL6 8AB
  • PL6 8AB
  • Other postcodes in PL6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 8 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 50.4211, longitude -4.1187)

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 8AB?

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 8AB?

Every home and business at PL6 8AB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 5% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)5% 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 8AB?

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 8AB 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 8AB 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 8AB.

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 8AB: 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 8AB 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 8AB?

Homes in PL6 8 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 122 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£219,065
12 months to August 2026
£220,000

▲ up 0.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£365,000 15 sales
Semi-detached£307,500 18 sales
Terraced£210,000 81 sales
Flat or maisonette£153,875 8 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 8AB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL6 8AB 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 8AB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around PL6 8AB. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (65%). 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 8AB

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 £4,070 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,984.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,628
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,899
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£2,171
Band Dabout 230 (32%)£2,442
Band Eabout 260 (36%)£2,984
Band Fabout 120 (16%)£3,527
Band Gabout 70 (10%)£4,070
Band Hfewer than 5£4,884

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 65% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 8AB is in (ONS area E01015025), 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 8AB?

The nearest open schools to PL6 8AB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL6 8AB, 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 8AB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL6 8AB is Plymouth Rail Station, 5.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Plymouth Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive
  • St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station Railway station 5.3 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 Powisland Drive, 77 m away.

More stations near PL6 8AB, 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 8AB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL6 8AB, 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 8AB?

8 within 1 km 25 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL6 8AB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 700 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 700 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 750 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 8AB?

The nearest to the centre of PL6 8AB, 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 8AB?

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 8AB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL6 8AB, 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 8AB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL6 8AB, 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 8AB?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL6 8AB 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 8AB in a conservation area?

The centre of PL6 8AB 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 8AB?

Police.uk records 160 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL6 8AB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences82 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports
Other theft19 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Public order10 reports
Other crime4 reports

Also: burglary 2, vehicle crime 2, shoplifting 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 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 8AB

Ward
Budshead
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.

PL6 8AN60 mPL6 8AG60 mPL6 8AH110 mPL6 8AQ120 mPL6 6AA120 mPL6 8DP130 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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