PL7 1RD Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Plympton Erle. Region: South West.
Streets
- Linketty Lane, Plymouth: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Linketty Lane, Underwood: 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 C (42% of about 640 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
- Errill Retail Park, Plymouth Road, Plympton: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 6 m and 13 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 5.6 km |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Merafield Rise Underwood | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 5.5 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 60.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 123.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pathfields Medical Group | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Larkham House Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ridgeway, Plympton Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Saltram 124 ha | 850 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.5 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | Saltram Community Allotments 9,480 m² | 890 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Plympton Priory, a scheduled monument, 480 m east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Plympton Priory | Scheduled monument | 480 m east |
| Church of St Mary Blessed Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m east |
| Dovecote at Hardwick Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south |
| Plympton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Plympton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Saltram House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south-west |
| Lee Moor Tramway Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Wood | Wood | 640 m south-west |
| Amados Hill | Hill | 650 m south |
| May's Marsh | Wetland | 1.7 km north-west |
| Wixenford Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km south-west |
| The Laira | Tidal water | 2.3 km west |
| Drakelands Trout Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
5 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Linketty Lane.