PL3 6EJ Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Efford and Lipson. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (50% of about 640 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 18 addresses are between 65 m and 73 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 3.9 km |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Marsh Mills Crabtree | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 4.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Lydia Way, PL4 | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Sainsburys Marsh Mills Smart Charge | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 61.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 123.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Elm Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Larkham House Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Spar Pike Road, Efford Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Saltram 124 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,850 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pike Road Allotments 4,370 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 124 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement, a scheduled monument, 10 m. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement | Scheduled monument | 10 m |
| Laira Battery | Scheduled monument | 320 m south |
| Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery | Scheduled monument | 410 m south |
| Gardenhouse at Saltram House | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south |
| Amphitheatre in Grounds of Saltram House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Saltram House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Efford Warren | Wood | 130 m west |
| May's Marsh | Wetland | 610 m north-east |
| The Laira | Tidal water | 940 m south-west |
| Amados Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Wixenford Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km south |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 18 | 18 |
None of the postcode's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.