PL4 6RU Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Drake. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near James Street, Pennycomequick: 4 addresses
- Endsleigh Place, Plymouth: 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 B (46% of about 650 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 41 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8EZ, permissioned (170 m)
- 49 - 51 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8HB, permissioned (190 m)
- 33 Sutherland Road Plymouth PL4 6BN, permissioned (270 m)
- 3 - 4 Bedford Park Villas, permissioned (280 m)
- 156 North Road East Plymouth PL4 6AQ, permissioned (330 m)
- 1 The Moneycentre, 1 Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL1 1QH: up to 105 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Mayflower House, 178 - 184 Armada Way, permissioned (380 m)
- 17-19 Mayflower Street, permissioned (390 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 41 m and 43 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% 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 | 340 m |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 110 within 800 m; nearest James Street Plymouth | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 530 m |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m; nearest North Hill Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 61.3 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. | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fauchard House Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Regent Street | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Drake's Place 8,940 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Park 69 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | Millbay Park Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Swarthmore Allotments 3.7 ha | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 80 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sherwell Church and Associated Buildings Including Shelly Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-east. 118 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 8 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* | 150 m south-east |
| Charles Church | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m south |
| Mutley Baptist Church Including Spurgeon Hall and Caretakers Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-east |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m south |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 770 m north-west |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m south |
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 840 m south-east |
| Plymouth Castle (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 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 | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 130 m east |
| The Mound | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Reform Beach | Beach | 1.5 km south |
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 2.4 km east |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 2.4 km north-east |
| Blindman's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 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 | 20 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 5% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 82% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 16% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 33% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Unnamed street near James Street.