PL4 6HL Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Drake. Region: South West.
Streets
- Evelyn Place, Plymouth: 61 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 (71% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 12-30, NORTH ROAD EAST, grade II
- 15-39, NORTH ROAD EAST, grade II
- 34-42, NORTH ROAD EAST, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 33 Sutherland Road Plymouth PL4 6BN, permissioned (130 m)
- 49 - 51 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8HB, permissioned (160 m)
- 41 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8EZ, permissioned (180 m)
- 3 - 4 Bedford Park Villas, permissioned (220 m)
- Land At East Park Avenue Plymouth PL4 6PF, permissioned (400 m)
- 156 North Road East Plymouth PL4 6AQ, permissioned (470 m)
- 7 - 8 Ford Park Road Plymouth PL4 6QZ, permissioned (470 m)
- 70-72 Mutley Plain Plymouth PL4 6LF, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 61 addresses are between 47 m and 49 m above sea level (48 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 | 410 m |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 85 within 800 m; nearest North Road East Car Park Plymouth | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 740 m |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest North Hill Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 61.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lisson Grove Medical Ctr. | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fauchard House Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Park 69 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Swarthmore Allotments 3.7 ha | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 79 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sherwell Church and Associated Buildings Including Shelly Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south. 80 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sherwell Church and Associated Buildings Including Shelly Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Mutley Baptist Church Including Spurgeon Hall and Caretakers Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-east |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 670 m north-west |
| Charles Church | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m south |
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 900 m south-east |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| Plymouth Castle (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| The Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the Hoe | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 200 m south |
| The Mound | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Reform Beach | Beach | 1.7 km south |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 2.2 km north-east |
| Blindman's Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 2.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 61 | 61 |
None of the postcode's 61 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 86% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Evelyn Place.