PL1 4NH Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Devonport. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Clowance Street, Devonport, permissioned (30 m)
- 16-20 Duke Street, Plymouth, PL1 4EA, permissioned (290 m)
- Broadreach site, Richmond Walk: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Mount Wise, Devonport - Area A: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Raglan Gatehouse, Footpath Between Raglan Road And Madden Road, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 4 Fore Street Devonport Plymouth PL1 4DW, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 4 Fore Street Devonport Plymouth PL1 4DW, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 200 Fore Street Devonport Plymouth PL1 4FS, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clowance Street Mount Wise | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Granby Way car park | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 59 km (37 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 129 km (80 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Devonport Health Centre | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Devonport Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mount Wise Dental Practice | 300 m |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Duke Street - Devonport, Devonport Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Mount Edgcumbe Country Park 360 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 310 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 380 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oddfellows Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 240 m north-west. 170 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 15 of them Grade I and 34 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oddfellows Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north-west |
| Devonport Guildhall and Attached Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north-west |
| Devonport Column | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north-west |
| Tarred Yarn Store | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m west |
| The West Ropery (site of), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard | Scheduled monument | 320 m west |
| Slip No 1 (The Covered Slip), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Stonehouse Town Wall | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Devonport Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mutton Cove | Tidal water | 340 m south-east |
| Barnpool Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Raven's Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Ravenness Point | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| The Mound | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 74% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 98% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 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.