Is PL5 1EE a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

PL5 1EE is a postcode in Ham, Plymouth, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PL5 1EE, then scores the surrounding small area 29/100 - bottom 5% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PL5 1EE are jobs and property market signals, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for PL5 1EE is based on Plymouth 009 Census 2021. It covers 10,530 residents, 5,625 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 40, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 58% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 26% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 1/10.

For property prices near PL5 1EE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the PL5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £207k from 105 rolling sales, down 2.8% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near PL5 1EE can compare 11 state schools within one mile, including 9 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 12 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 12 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near PL5 1EE by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around PL5 1EE is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 3 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.