PL5 postcode area guide — Plymouth

Where is PL5?

Broadband & internet speeds in PL5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PL5 postcode district (Plymouth) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 892 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.4%.

Around 0.1% of premises in PL5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PL5

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Mobile signal around Plymouth

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Plymouth district (128,631 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PL5

Police recorded 239 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in PL5

Based on 440 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL5 is £196,500, up 3.4% on the previous year (£190,000).

Latest recorded sales in PL5

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Plymouth demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Plymouth district (264,695 residents, 114,557 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PL5

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in PL5

145 rated food businesses operate in PL5. 105 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 31st Ernesettle Scouts, ABM Catering at Manadon Vale Primary School, ARR Fine Foods Limited, B and M Retail, Balance Done Right Ltd.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PL5

From a sample of 222 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PL5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Plymouth

Landlines around PL5 typically use:

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What's it like living in PL5?

Postcodes in PL5

Neighbouring districts

All Plymouth (PL) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.