PL4 8TD Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton and Mount Gould. Region: South West.
Streets
- Salisbury Road, Plymouth: 17 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 B (62% of about 790 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
- Church of St Simon, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 177 - 183 Grenville Road, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Desborough Motors, 15 Desborough Lane, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Tothill Sidings, Desborough Road, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- 18 Woodland Terrace Greenbank Road Plymouth PL4 8NL, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Beacon Castle Sport & Social Club, Channel Park Avenue, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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 addresses are about 35 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 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 53 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jephson Road Mount Gould | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Lydia Way, PL4 | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carmarthen Road | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 62.9 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126 km (78 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Friary House Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cattedown Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Armada Dental Surgery | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 310 m |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest AM Grocery Store Premier Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tothill Park 2.0 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Embankment Road Allotments 9,710 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 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, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Plymouth Castle (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Civic Square, Plymouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Ford Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Teats Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Laira | Tidal water | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Saltram Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Hartley Vale | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 5 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 Salisbury Road.