PL3 4LG Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Peverell. Region: South West.
Streets
- Durban Road, Plymouth: 45 addresses
- Unnamed street near Durban Road, Peverell: 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 C (47% of about 660 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 90 - 92 Outland Road Plymouth PL2 3DE, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 7 - 8 Ford Park Road Plymouth PL4 6QZ, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 70-72 Mutley Plain Plymouth PL4 6LF, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 97-99 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JJ, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Land At East Park Avenue Plymouth PL4 6PF, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- 3 - 8 Connaught Lane Plymouth PL4 7BZ, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 33 Sutherland Road Plymouth PL4 6BN, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Longreach, Hartley Road Plymouth PL3 5LW, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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 46 addresses are between 28 m and 36 m above sea level (32 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 57 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westbourne Road Mannamead | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Ford Park Road, PL4 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Road | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 60.8 km (38 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126 km (78 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peverell Park Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hyde Park Pharmacy | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spadental Plymouth | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Peverell, Peverell | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central Park 69 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barn Park Allotments 9,530 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 72 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ford Park Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) south. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Mutley Baptist Church Including Spurgeon Hall and Caretakers Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Mount Pleasant Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Manadon Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| The Mound | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Pebble Side | Beach | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 46 |
8 of the postcode's 46 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Durban Road.