PL4 7PR Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton and Mount Gould. 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 (39% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-7, LIPSON TERRACE, grade II
- LODGES AT LIPSON TERRACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 18 Woodland Terrace Greenbank Road Plymouth PL4 8NL, permissioned (480 m)
- Seventrees, Baring Street, Greenbank: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Desborough Motors, 15 Desborough Lane, permissioned (670 m)
- Former Tothill Sidings, Desborough Road, permissioned (720 m)
- 3 - 4 Bedford Park Villas, permissioned (800 m)
- 177 - 183 Grenville Road, permissioned (840 m)
- 3 - 8 Connaught Lane Plymouth PL4 7BZ, permissioned (850 m)
- 49 - 51 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8HB, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 36 addresses are between 57 m and 60 m above sea level (59 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 | 1.4 km |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 66 within 800 m; nearest Lipson Terrace Mount Gould | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 1.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Lydia Way, PL4 | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 62.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lisson Grove Medical Ctr. | 710 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Armada Dental Surgery | 550 m |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 800 m |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest AM Grocery Store Premier Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Freedom Fields 3.0 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,910 m² | 520 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Seymour Road Allotments 1.5 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court, a scheduled monument, 750 m south-west. 42 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 750 m south-west |
| Mutley Baptist Church Including Spurgeon Hall and Caretakers Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-west |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km west |
| Plymouth Castle (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 1.3 km east |
| Teats Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Deadman's Bay | Bay | 1.6 km south |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 2.0 km north |
| Saltram Wood | Wood | 2.2 km east |
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) | 9.9 | 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 | 35 | 36 |
1 of the postcode's 36 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.