Southway is a large suburban housing estate in north-west Plymouth in the English county of Devon.

The neighbourhood is spread across an often steep topography, which provides good views to the open areas of woodland to the north and south.

2010 - Beechwood Primary School is relocated to a new building on the site of the former Southway Community College in Rockfield Avenue.

[8] Other themes for street names include Victorian Plymouthians (such as Burnard Close, after Robert Burnard),[9] Mayors of Plymouth (such as Alger Walk, after William Henry Alger),[10] and British islands and headlands (such as Lundy Close or Flamborough Road).

[14][15] There is a public library in Southway shopping centre, which is open six days a week with a range of information services.

The church building was built in 1960, largely funded by the trustees of the recently closed Kelly College Mission and constructed according to a design of local architect Mr D.

The whole neighbourhood is within a 5-minute walk of a bus stop, and there are frequent services to Plymouth City Centre and Derriford Hospital.

[4] Life expectancy is higher in Southway than for Plymouth as a whole, although 24.2% of residents have had a long-term illness and only 61.2% of people consider their health as 'good'.

[5] There are limited employment opportunities for Southway residents within the neighbourhood, with 2008 figures showing a job ratio of 0.55 per person.

[5] Police statistics show that the level of crime and anti-social behaviour in Southway is average, with a rate of 11.18 per 1000 people in April 2011.

[20] According to surveys conducted by PACT and Plymouth City Council, the rate of anti-social behaviour in the community, and the visible lack of police patrolling, is a source of concern to many Southway residents.