PL3 4HZ Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Stoke. Region: South West.
Streets
- Upper Knollys Terrace Lane, 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 (48% of about 920 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): HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Stuart Road/Victoria Park, Stoke: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- MDEC, Central Park Avenue, Pennycomequick: up to 156 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Land At East Park Avenue Plymouth PL4 6PF, permissioned (480 m)
- 156 North Road East Plymouth PL4 6AQ, permissioned (550 m)
- 33 Sutherland Road Plymouth PL4 6BN, permissioned (760 m)
- Cornwall Street West, City Centre: up to 87 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Mayflower House, 178 - 184 Armada Way, permissioned (870 m)
- Site Of Former E Block, The Quadrangle, Craigie Drive The Millfields Stonehouse Plymouth, permissioned (1.0 km)
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 2 addresses are between 29 m and 32 m above sea level (31 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 | Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest De La Hay Avenue Pennycomequick | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 880 m |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Ferry Terminal | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Stuart Road Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Stuart Road | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 60.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest North Road West Med.ctr. | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest King Street Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wilton Street, Millbridge Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Central Park 69 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,470 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Swarthmore Allotments 3.7 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 80 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ford Park Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 500 m north-east. 54 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 500 m north-east |
| St Dunstans Abbey and Attached Road Frontage Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-west |
| St Dunstans Abbey School and Attached Road Frontage Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south-west |
| Former Royal Naval Hospital Water Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south-west |
| Sherwell Church and Associated Buildings Including Shelly Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Mount Pleasant Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Stonehouse Town Wall | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| The Mound | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Pebble Side | Beach | 1.8 km south |
| Manadon Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 2.5 km north-east |
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 3.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the postcode's 2 addresses is 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 4 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 Upper Knollys Terrace Lane.