PL1 4FN Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced July 2008. Ward: Devonport. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tamar Street, Plymouth: 30 addresses
- Ferry Road, Plymouth: 2 addresses
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 (72% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- NORTH GATE AND ATTACHED DOCKYARD WALLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 140 - 186 Healy Place Plymouth PL2 1BE, permissioned (340 m)
- 200 Fore Street Devonport Plymouth PL1 4FS, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 4 Fore Street Devonport Plymouth PL1 4DW, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 4 Fore Street Devonport Plymouth PL1 4DW, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Stoke Damerel College Keppel Place Plymouth PL2 1AX, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Raglan Gatehouse, Footpath Between Raglan Road And Madden Road, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- 16-20 Duke Street, Plymouth, PL1 4EA, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 33 addresses are between 3 m and 11 m above sea level (6 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 | Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Keyham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pottery Road Devonport | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Devonport Ferry Terminal | 270 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morice Street car park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fore Street | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 58.4 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 128 km (79 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St. Levan Surgery | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Marlborough Street Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mount Wise Dental Practice | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boosters Casino Slots Cashzone | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Devonport Park 16 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,160 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Number 16 Store the Powder House (Mo 42), a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m south-west. 86 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 16 Store the Powder House (Mo 42) | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| Walls and Bollards to Number 3 Basin | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| Morice Gate, Two Gatehouses (Mo 39 and 65) and Attached Dockyard Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Number 12 the Painted Canvas Store (Mo 46) | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Devonport Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Mount Pleasant Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The West Ropery (site of), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Ballast pond at Torpoint 690m west of North Corner Quay | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tamar Canal | Tidal water | 240 m west |
| Gravesend Hard | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Northdown Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Quarry Park Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| The Mound | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 33 |
15 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Plymouth: see them on the Plymouth page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Tamar Street.