PL4 8JA Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Drake. Region: South West.
Streets
- Clifton Street, Plymouth: 107 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 (64% of about 880 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 3 - 4 Bedford Park Villas, permissioned (140 m)
- 49 - 51 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8HB, permissioned (230 m)
- 41 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8EZ, permissioned (250 m)
- 18 Woodland Terrace Greenbank Road Plymouth PL4 8NL, permissioned (250 m)
- Seventrees, Baring Street, Greenbank: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- 33 Sutherland Road Plymouth PL4 6BN, permissioned (470 m)
- 7 - 8 Ford Park Road Plymouth PL4 6QZ, permissioned (600 m)
- 1 The Moneycentre, 1 Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL1 1QH: up to 105 homes, permissioned (640 m)
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 107 addresses are between 53 m and 59 m above sea level (56 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 | 720 m |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 93 within 800 m; nearest Clifton Street Plymouth | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 880 m |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest North Hill Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Hospital Road | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 61.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lisson Grove Medical Ctr. | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fauchard House Dental Surgery | 200 m |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Regent Street | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beaumont Park 3.5 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Swarthmore Allotments 3.7 ha | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sherwell Church and Associated Buildings Including Shelly Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south-west. 91 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 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* | 350 m south-west |
| Mutley Baptist Church Including Spurgeon Hall and Caretakers Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north |
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 610 m south-east |
| Charles Church | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south |
| 36, Looe Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Plymouth Castle (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 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 | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 290 m west |
| Teats Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Deadman's Bay | Bay | 1.5 km south |
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 2.0 km east |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 2.2 km north |
| Blindman's Wood | Wood | 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 101 | 107 |
6 of the postcode's 107 addresses are 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 75% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Clifton Street.