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PL5 1HL · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

PL5 1HL

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
60/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 10,054 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around PL5 1HL.

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.

Schools58/100
4Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

24 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 33 schools in total

Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus0.0 miRiverside Community Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 miSt Paul's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGood · 0.4 miVictoria Road Primary0.6 miBishop Cornish CofE VA Primary SchoolGood · 0.9 miMount Tamar School0.9 mi

Nearest top-rated: Riverside Community Primary School (Good) — 0.3 mi

Safety56/100
14crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · 14 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 11.2)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare72/100
8GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 7 GP, 1 hospital, 8 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP — 0.4 mi

Transport81/100
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station0.5 mi
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station0.5 mi

38 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space69/100
19green spaces

IMD environment decile 5/10 · 9.9 ha total — largest park 1.4 ha (0.14 mi away)

Nearest: Playing Field (1.1 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities93/100
22supermarkets

22 supermarkets within 2 mi — Spar, The Co-operative Group, Lidl, Morrisons… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 0.5 mi

Nearest: Spar Poole Park Road — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near PL5 1HL.

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
6.4µg/m³

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

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
41dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
43dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in PL5.

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

£0£100k£200k£300k£400k202120222023202420252026
  • 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 1HL

PL5 1HL scores 60/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Spar Poole Park Road about 6 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, PL5 1HL is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 4/10, ranked 10,054 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 moderate (IMD housing decile 5/10).

There are 33 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 20 rated Good. The nearest school is Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus, within a short walk.

There were 14 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a low level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 7 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 8 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP, about 8 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL, 0.9 mi away. A pharmacy is about 8 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station (Train, about 9 minutes' walk away), St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station (Train, about 10 minutes' walk away). There are also 38 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). road traffic noise is low (about 41 dB Lden), and rail noise is low (about 43 dB Lden).

There are 19 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 9.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playing Field (1.1 ha), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a AONB (about 11 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 22 supermarkets in the wider area, including Spar, The Co-operative Group, Lidl, Morrisons and others. The nearest is Spar Poole Park Road, about 6 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 10 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 1HL on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.