Budshead sits on the north‑west side of Plymouth and is primarily a suburban, residential ward made up of a mix of post‑war council estates and private housing. It has small local shopping parades, schools and community centres, with parks and green spaces nearby and regular bus links into the city so residents can reach central amenities and arterial routes fairly easily.
Its identity has been shaped by Plymouth’s wider economic history - including links to dockyard employment in the city - and more recently by local regeneration and community initiatives aimed at improving housing, facilities and social opportunities. The area tends to feel quieter and more neighbourhood‑focused than the city centre, with a socially diverse population and active voluntary groups.
Postcode districts covering Budshead
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 2.3 miles
- Newton Abbot 24.4 miles
- Saltash 3.7 miles
- Tavistock 8.9 miles
- Ivybridge 9.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Honicknowle Ward 1.1 miles
- Southway Ward 1.1 miles
- Eggbuckland Ward 1.2 miles
- Moor View Ward 1.7 miles
- Ham Ward 1.7 miles
- Peverell Ward 1.8 miles
- Compton Ward 2 miles
- Woolwell Ward 2.1 miles
- St. Budeaux Ward 2.1 miles
- Plymouth Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Efford and Lipson Ward 2.5 miles
- Drake Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Budshead
PL5 4DA, PL5 4HQ, PL5 4ET, PL6 5HQ, PL6 5HX, PL6 6AA, PL5 4BA, PL5 4PB, PL6 6BQ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 37.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 38.7 miles
- St Budeaux Ferry Road Railway Station 2.3 miles
- St Budeaux Victoria Road Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Budshead Ad
- Future Inn Plymouth Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 3.2 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 3.1 miles
- The Who'd Have Thought It Inn 4 4.1 miles
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 3.4 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Plymouth 4 2.9 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 3.5 3.4 miles
- The New Continental Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 3.4 miles
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 3.9 miles
Schools in Budshead
- Brook Green Centre for Learning Special
- Notre Dame RC School Secondary
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Secondary
- St Peter's RC Primary School Primary
- Whitleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Woodfield Primary School Primary
- Woodlands School Special
Local points of interest
- Home Park Stadium 2 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 3.5 miles
- Cattewater Estate 3.6 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 4.4 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 5 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 7.3 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 8.5 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 10 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.1 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 15 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 16.5 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 16.9 miles