PL7 4DA Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plympton St Mary. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rashleigh Avenue, Plymouth: 79 addresses
- Clifton Avenue, 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 C (56% of about 700 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 off Newnham Road, Colebrook: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Land off Newnham Road, Colebrook: up to 43 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Land Off Colebrook Road, Plympton, Plymouth, permissioned (550 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 80 addresses are between 15 m and 27 m above sea level (22 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 | Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Clifton Avenue Woodford | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage | 7.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest 2A Westfield | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 58.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 121.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pathfields Medical Group | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Courtenay House Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 6.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Chaddlewood, Plympton Cashzone | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Newnham Meadows 3.7 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Peacock Meadow 1.6 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Newnham Park Allotments 1.0 ha | 510 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pair of Gate Piers at Entrance to Boringdon Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pair of Gate Piers at Entrance to Boringdon Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-west |
| Old Newnham | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m east |
| Boringdon House | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m north-west |
| Plympton Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Plympton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Plympton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Binicliff Wood | Wood | 570 m north-east |
| Dorsmouth Rock | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| May's Marsh | Wetland | 2.7 km west |
| Bickleigh Vale | Valley | 3.0 km north-west |
| Drakelands Trout Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-east |
| The Laira | Tidal water | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 79 | 80 |
1 of the postcode's 80 addresses is 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 | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 95% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Rashleigh Avenue.