PL4 8PD Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Drake. Region: South West.
Streets
- Clifton Place, Plymouth: 8 addresses
- Seven Trees Court, 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 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 18 Woodland Terrace Greenbank Road Plymouth PL4 8NL, permissioned (210 m)
- 3 - 4 Bedford Park Villas, permissioned (270 m)
- 49 - 51 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8HB, permissioned (360 m)
- Seventrees, Baring Street, Greenbank: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 41 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8EZ, permissioned (380 m)
- 33 Sutherland Road Plymouth PL4 6BN, permissioned (560 m)
- 7 - 8 Ford Park Road Plymouth PL4 6QZ, permissioned (580 m)
- 70-72 Mutley Plain Plymouth PL4 6LF, permissioned (630 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 addresses are about 61 m above sea level.
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 | 840 m |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 83 within 800 m; nearest Hill Park Crescent Plymouth | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Off road car parking space in Greenbank | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Hospital Road | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 61.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lisson Grove Medical Ctr. | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental And Implant Centre | 250 m |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beaumont Park 3.5 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Seymour Road Allotments 1.5 ha | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mutley Baptist Church Including Spurgeon Hall and Caretakers Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north-west. 75 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mutley Baptist Church Including Spurgeon Hall and Caretakers Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-west |
| Sherwell Church and Associated Buildings Including Shelly Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-west |
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 630 m south |
| Charles Church | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m south-west |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| 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 | 430 m west |
| Teats Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Deadman's Bay | Bay | 1.5 km south |
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 1.9 km east |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 87% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 22% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Place.