PL5 1PP Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Budeaux. Region: South West.
Streets
- Peters Park Close, Plymouth: 74 addresses
- Peters Park Lane, King's Tamerton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Peters Park Close, Weston Mill: 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 (57% of about 650 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
- Chard Road Surgery, 63 Chard Road, permissioned (450 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 3 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 76 addresses are between 42 m and 61 m above sea level (51 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 | 610 m |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| Keyham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 26 stops within 400 m, 75 within 800 m; nearest Weston Mill Road Kings Tamerton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Alexandra Square Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ferndale Road | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 58.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mayflower Medical Group | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Road (Dental Surgery) | 510 m |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Saltash Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food St Budeaux Tamar House, St Budeaux Cashzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1,420 m² | 750 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bridwell Road Allotments 9,270 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ernesettle battery, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ernesettle battery | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Agaton fort | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Knowle battery | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Tamerton Woods | Wood | 810 m north-east |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 820 m south-west |
| Drake's Hill | Hill | 880 m east |
| Kiln Bay | Bay | 1.7 km west |
| Bull Point | Wetland | 1.9 km west |
| Quarry Park Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 76 | 76 |
None of the postcode's 76 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Peters Park Close.