How many schools are near PL5 1DD?

There are 40 schools within a 2-mile catchment of PL5 1DD, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

20 crimes were reported within 400m of PL5 1DD in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 1/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near PL5 1DD?

Transport within 0.5 miles of PL5 1DD includes 2 train stations, 39 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

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PL5 1DD · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 13 JUN 2026

PL5 1DD

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

46/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 3,208 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

41Schools

40Safety

70Health

73Transport

79Green

95Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around PL5 1DD.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools41/100

6Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

30 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 40 schools in total

Riverside Community Primary SchoolGood · 0.0 mi Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus0.3 mi St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGood · 0.4 mi Victoria Road Primary0.5 mi Weston Mill Community Primary Academy0.7 mi Drake Primary AcademyGood · 0.8 mi

Nearest top-rated: Riverside Community Primary School (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety40/100

20crimes last month

IMD crime decile 2/10 · 20 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 15.2)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare70/100

10GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 8 GP, 2 hospitals, 8 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP — 0.5 mi

Transport73/100

St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station0.3 mi

St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station0.4 mi

39 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space79/100

15green spaces

IMD environment decile 9/10 · 8.3 ha total — largest park 1.4 ha (0.12 mi away)

Nearest: Playing Field (0.48 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100

23supermarkets

23 supermarkets within 2 mi — Spar, Lidl, The Co-operative Group, Morrisons… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.4 mi

Nearest: Spar Poole Park Road — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near PL5 1DD.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityWithin WHO guideline

5.7µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in PL5.

Average sold price by property type across the PL5 district, 2021–2026 — 3,000 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£283k▼ 15.5%

Semi-detached£227k▲ 25.9%

Terraced£196k▲ 21.1%

Flat£112k▲ 16.6%

District-level averages (PL5) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About PL5 1DD

PL5 1DD scores 46/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Spar Poole Park Road within a short walk. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, PL5 1DD is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 1/10, ranked 3,208 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 4/10).

There are 40 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 26 rated Good. The nearest school is Riverside Community Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 20 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 8 GP surgeries, 2 hospitals and 8 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP, about 10 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL, 1.2 mi away. A pharmacy is about 8 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station (Train, about 7 minutes' walk away), St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station (Train, about 7 minutes' walk away). There are also 39 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 15 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 8.3 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playing Field (0.48 ha), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a AONB (0.8 mi away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 23 supermarkets in the wider area, including Spar, Lidl, The Co-operative Group, Morrisons and others. The nearest is Spar Poole Park Road, within a short walk. A public library is about 9 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore PL5 1DD on NestScope.

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