PL5 1DL Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Budeaux. Region: South West.
Streets
- Roberts Road, Plymouth: 46 addresses
- Poole Park Road, 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 (49% of about 740 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At Savage Road Plymouth, permissioned (140 m)
- Talbot Gardens, permissioned (300 m)
- Talbot Gardens Barne Barton Plymouth PL5 1BU, permissioned (330 m)
- Tamar Valley School, Barne Barton: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Bull Point Barracks: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (650 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 1 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 47 addresses are between 52 m and 61 m above sea level (58 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 | St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m | |
| Keyham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Poole Park Road Barne Barton | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Alexandra Square Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Ferndale Road | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 57.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mayflower Medical Group | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Com Dev Flot Dental Centre | 910 m |
| Hospital | St Barnabas Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Saltash Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food St Budeaux Tamar House, St Budeaux Cashzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,850 m² | 230 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,760 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber, a scheduled monument, 910 m west. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber | Scheduled monument | 910 m west |
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Ernesettle battery | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Antony | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south-west |
| Devonport Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barne Brake | Wood | 370 m east |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 420 m east |
| Kiln Bay | Bay | 930 m north-west |
| Kinterbury Point | Wetland | 1.0 km west |
| Drake's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
| Quarry Park Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Roberts Road.