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PL5 1HY · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 17 JUN 2026

PL5 1HY

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 1HY.

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

23 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 32 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: Riverside Community Primary School (Good) — 0.4 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
7GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 6 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 space67/100
19green spaces

IMD environment decile 5/10 · 9.9 ha total — largest park 1.4 ha (0.16 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities93/100
21supermarkets

21 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 1HY.

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
49dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
40dB 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, 202120263,000 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 1HY

PL5 1HY 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.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

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.