PL7 1LP Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced December 1996. Ward: Plympton Erle. Region: South West.
Streets
- George Lane, Plymouth: 3 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 (58% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Plympton St Maurice (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MAURICE, grade II*
- EDUCATION OFFICES (FORMER GRAMMAR SCHOOL), grade II*
- THE RECTORY, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, GEORGE LANE, grade II
- 1 AND 2, VICTORIA COTTAGES, grade II
- 10, CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 12, CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 31, FORE STREET, grade II
- CHAPEL HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCHYARD WALL AND LYCHGATE, grade II
- GRANGE COTTAGES, grade II
- GRANGE HOUSE, grade II
- HOMELEIGH, grade II
- ISLAND HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- KITCHEN GARDEN WALL SOUTH WEST OF PLYMPTON HOUSE, grade II
- PARADE HOUSE, grade II
- PELLOW COTTAGE, grade II
- SOUTH BOUNDARY WALLS TO PLYMPTON HOUSE ALONG LONGCAUSE, grade II
- SOUTH NEUK AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- ST MAURICE HOUSE, grade II
- THE LONDON INN, grade II
- TWO PAIRS OF GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO PLYMPTON HOUSE, grade II
- WINSON HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At St Peters Close, permissioned (250 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 32 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 | 6.9 km |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Longcause Plympton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 7.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing | 6.5 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 59.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 123.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pathfields Medical Group | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The White House Dental Surgery | 470 m |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Devonport and West Plymouth Police | 5.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ridgeway, Plympton Cashzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,940 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Plympton Cricket Club 2.4 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ditch Gardens Allotments 1,010 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 6.3 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 George Lane.