PL1 4LL Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Devonport. Region: South West.
Streets
- Richmond Walk, Plymouth: 48 addresses
- Mount Wise Crescent, Plymouth: 4 addresses
- Stonehouse Bridge, Plymouth: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Richmond Walk, Stonehouse: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Richmond Walk, Stonehouse: 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 (46% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Broadreach site, Richmond Walk: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Mount Wise, Devonport - Area A: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Land at Clowance Street, Devonport, permissioned (560 m)
- Raglan Gatehouse, Footpath Between Raglan Road And Madden Road, permissioned (590 m)
- Millfields Trust, 278 Union Street: up to 69 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 16-20 Duke Street, Plymouth, PL1 4EA, permissioned (630 m)
- Stonehouse Barracks: up to 440 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 6 Victoria Place Millbay Road Plymouth PL1 3LP, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 57 addresses are between -1 m and 24 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 12%, ultrafast 9%, gigabit 9% of premises; 74% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Richmond Walk Stonehouse | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal | 310 m |
| Car parks | Granby Way car park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 59.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 128.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Devonport Health Centre | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devonport Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peninsula Dental School | 240 m |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Duke Street - Devonport, Devonport Cashzone | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Devonport Park 16 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stonehouse Town Wall, a scheduled monument, 200 m east. 178 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 15 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stonehouse Town Wall | Scheduled monument | 200 m east |
| Royal Marine Barracks North Barrack Block and Attached Basement Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m east |
| Royal Marine Barracks Archway Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| Royal Marine Barracks South West Block and Attached Front Basement Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m south-east |
| Royal Marine Barracks East Barrack Block and Forecourt Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-east |
| Firestone Bay artillery tower | Scheduled monument | 820 m south-east |
| The West Ropery (site of), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard | Scheduled monument | 850 m west |
| Devonport Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stonehouse Pool | Tidal water | 270 m south |
| Barnpool Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| The Raven's Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km south |
| Ravenness Point | Wetland | 1.9 km south |
| The Mound | Hill | 2.0 km east |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 57 |
8 of the postcode's 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Richmond Walk.