PL9 7JT Plymouth
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Plymstock Radford. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Ride, Plymouth: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Ride, Pomphlett: 4 addresses
- Embankment Lane, Plymouth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Ride, Pomphlett: 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 D (39% of about 850 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Pomphlett Industrial Estate: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 177 - 183 Grenville Road, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 16 addresses are between 1 m and 7 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 33%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% of premises; 17% 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 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wakehams Quarry Pomphlett | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Lydia Way, PL4 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 63.7 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126 km (78 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wycliffe Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Plymstock Dental | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Charles Cross Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Embankment Road, Prince Rock Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,010 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Embankment Road Allotments 9,710 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Cross in grounds of Stentaway House, Billacombe | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Saltram House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| The Hoe | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold's Point | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Hooelake Point | Headland | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Radford Park Arboretum | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Teats Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Wixenford Bottom | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Drake's Place Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 16 |
11 of the postcode's 16 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 The Ride.