PL1 3RX Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Peter and the Waterfront. Region: South West.
Streets
- Admiralty Street, Plymouth: 37 addresses
- Admiralty 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
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, grade II*
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS THE LONGROOM, grade II*
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK OPPOSITE ST PAUL'S CHURCH, grade II
- MOUNT STONE, grade II
- NUMBER 120 AND 122 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 154 AND 156 AND RAILINGS AND STEPS TO NUMBER 154, grade II
- NUMBERS 124 AND 126 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS SEAGATE HOUSE, BUILDING NUMBER 8, grade II
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS, EMMAS COTTAGE, BUILDING NUMBER 9 AND ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Stonehouse Barracks: up to 440 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Perimeter Building Royal William Yard Plymouth, permissioned (500 m)
- 6 Victoria Place Millbay Road Plymouth PL1 3LP, permissioned (530 m)
- Millbay waterfront, Millbay Road, permissioned (610 m)
- Mount Wise, Devonport - Area A: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Broadreach site, Richmond Walk: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Millfields Trust, 278 Union Street: up to 69 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- 1 Radford Road Plymouth PL1 3BY, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 38 addresses are between 7 m and 12 m above sea level (10 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 | 2.0 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest St Paul's Church Stonehouse | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Ferry Terminal | 310 m |
| Car parks | Derrys Cross Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 60.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 128.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Hoe Surgery | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stonehouse Dental Centre | 350 m |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest West Hoe Spar, West Hoe | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,880 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Devils Point Park 2.4 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Millbay Park Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north-west. 118 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-west |
| Royal Marine Barracks the Longroom | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| Eastern King battery | Scheduled monument | 200 m south-east |
| Firestone Bay artillery tower | Scheduled monument | 200 m south |
| Main Gate, Royal William Victualling Yard | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m west |
| Dockyard Wall Extending Approximately 300 Metres to South East Side, Royal William Victualling Yard | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| Stonehouse Town Wall | Scheduled monument | 560 m north-west |
| The Hoe | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km east |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Firestone Bay | Beach | 210 m south |
| Barnpool Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| The Raven's Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 1.3 km south-west |
| Ravenness Point | Wetland | 1.4 km south |
| The Mound | Hill | 1.5 km east |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 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 | 38 | 38 |
None of the postcode's 38 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Admiralty Street.