PL1 3RW Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Peter and the Waterfront. Region: South West.
Streets
- Mount Stone Road, Plymouth: 45 addresses
- Cremyll Street, Plymouth: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Plymouth in 2026-27: Band D £2,442 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,628 | £1,899 | £2,171 | £2,442 | £2,984 | £3,527 | £4,070 | £4,884 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (37% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stonehouse Peninsula (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MAIN GATE, ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD, grade I
- POLICE BUILDINGS, ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD, grade I
- DOCKYARD WALL EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 300 METRES TO SOUTH EAST SIDE, ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD, grade II*
- OFFICERS HOUSE NUMBER 1 AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD, grade II*
- OFFICERS HOUSE NUMBER 2 AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD, grade II*
- FIRESTONE BAY TOWER, grade II
- MOUNT STONE, grade II
- NUMBER 154 AND 156 AND RAILINGS AND STEPS TO NUMBER 154, grade II
- STREET LAMP APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF NUMBER 2 OFFICERS HOUSE, ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Stonehouse Barracks: up to 440 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Perimeter Building Royal William Yard Plymouth, permissioned (350 m)
- Mount Wise, Devonport - Area A: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- 6 Victoria Place Millbay Road Plymouth PL1 3LP, permissioned (670 m)
- Broadreach site, Richmond Walk: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Millbay waterfront, Millbay Road, permissioned (760 m)
- Millfields Trust, 278 Union Street: up to 69 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- 1 Radford Road Plymouth PL1 3BY, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 46 addresses are between 3 m and 9 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Royal William Yard Stonehouse | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Royal William Yard Ferry Landing Stonehouse | 230 m |
| Car parks | Derrys Cross Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 59.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 128.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Hoe Surgery | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stonehouse Dental Centre | 440 m |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | West Hoe Spar, West Hoe | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,880 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Devils Point Park 2.4 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dockyard Wall Extending Approximately 300 Metres to South East Side, Royal William Victualling Yard, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south. 108 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dockyard Wall Extending Approximately 300 Metres to South East Side, Royal William Victualling Yard | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south |
| Officers House Number 2 and Attached Walls and Railings, Royal William Victualling Yard | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Officers House Number 1 and Attached Walls and Railings, Royal William Victualling Yard | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Police Buildings, Royal William Victualling Yard | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m west |
| Firestone Bay artillery tower | Scheduled monument | 100 m south-east |
| Eastern King battery | Scheduled monument | 280 m east |
| Western Kings artillery tower | Scheduled monument | 470 m south-west |
| The Hoe | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km east |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Firestone Bay | Beach | 140 m south-east |
| Barnpool Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| The Raven's Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km south-west |
| Ravenness Point | Wetland | 1.3 km south |
| The Mound | Hill | 1.7 km east |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 46 | 46 |
None of the postcode's 46 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 95% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mount Stone Road.