PL1 5NE Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stoke. Region: South West.
Streets
- Hotham Place, Plymouth: 48 addresses
- Wilton Street, Plymouth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hotham Place, Stoke: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hotham Place, Stoke: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hotham Place, Stoke: 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 (43% of about 930 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): 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
- 1-15 AND 12A, HOTHAM PLACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site Of Former E Block, The Quadrangle, Craigie Drive The Millfields Stonehouse Plymouth, permissioned (330 m)
- Sandon Court, 1 Craigie Drive, Plymouth, PL1 3JB, permissioned (420 m)
- Land at Stuart Road/Victoria Park, Stoke: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- 238 Union Street Plymouth PL1 3HW, permissioned (690 m)
- Millfields Trust, 278 Union Street: up to 69 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- 46 Union Street Plymouth PL1 3EY, permissioned (790 m)
- MDEC, Central Park Avenue, Pennycomequick: up to 156 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Bath Street west: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 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 52 addresses are between 5 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 | 1.0 km |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m, 68 within 800 m; nearest Wilton Street Stoke | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Ferry Terminal | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stuart Road Car Park | 570 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Wilton Road | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 60.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 127.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Adelaide Street Surgery | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wilton Street, Millbridge Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 6.4 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Park 69 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,470 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Rectory 1.8 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 79 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Dunstans Abbey School and Attached Road Frontage Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m south-east. 120 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Dunstans Abbey School and Attached Road Frontage Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-east |
| Former Royal Naval Hospital Water Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| St Dunstans Abbey and Attached Road Frontage Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m east |
| Church of St Andrew, Stoke Damarel | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m west |
| Stonehouse Town Wall | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Mount Pleasant Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Devonport Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km west |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km north-east |
| Eastern King battery | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stonehouse Pool | Tidal water | 1.2 km south-west |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| The Mound | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Northdown Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Gravesend Hard | Wetland | 2.7 km west |
| The Raven's Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 2.7 km south |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 Hotham Place.