Honicknowle is a residential ward in north‑west Plymouth, Devon, a few miles from the city centre. Largely made up of post‑war housing with pockets of green space and local shops, it sits on the edge of the city's suburban belt and provides a mix of family homes, council properties and community facilities such as schools, churches and sports fields.
Originally developed to meet post‑war housing needs, Honicknowle has a strong local community and has seen targeted regeneration and investment in recent years. While it has faced economic and social challenges typical of large suburban estates, active neighbourhood groups, local businesses and good bus links into Plymouth help maintain community life, and nearby countryside offers easy access to outdoor recreation.
Postcode districts covering Honicknowle
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 3 miles4.8 km
- Saltash 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bodmin 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Tavistock 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Ivybridge 10.8 miles17.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Budshead Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St. Budeaux Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ham Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Peverell Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Southway Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Eggbuckland Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Stoke Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Devonport Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Compton Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Saltash Essa Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Saltash Tamar Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Saltash Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Honicknowle
PL5 2PA, PL5 2RS, PL5 2RP, PL5 2LZ, PL5 3TU, PL5 2NU, PL5 3QY, PL5 3QL, PL5 3PU … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Exeter International Airport 39.8 miles64 km
- St Budeaux Victoria Road Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- St Budeaux Ferry Road Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
Hotels near Honicknowle Ad
- The Craft House 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Moxy Plymouth 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ibis Plymouth 3 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Mountbatten Hotel 2.5 miles4 km
Schools in Honicknowle
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Knowle Primary School Primary
- Mill Ford School Special
- Shakespeare Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Home Park Stadium 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Antony Estate Estate 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Cattewater Estate 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Hingston Down Hill 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 16.5 miles26.6 km