PL1 1LU

St Peter and the Waterfront · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Plymouth
Local authority
Plymouth
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL1 1HY 22 m
PL1 1JF 34 m
PL1 1HZ 46 m
PL1 1HX 61 m
PL1 1LR 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 1LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 1
Latitude
50.372585
Longitude
-4.142875
British National Grid easting
247,717
British National Grid northing
54,718

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00181147
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 027C · E01015152
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 027 · E02003148

Postcode source versions

Explore PL1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
50, Cornwall Street, Plymouth, PL1 1LU 15 December 2020 £660,000
50, Cornwall Street, Plymouth, PL1 1LU 18 April 2018 £650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
51
Secondary
14
  1. Pilgrim Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    317 m
  2. Arts University Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    397 m
  3. University of Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    431 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,890
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,674
  • Anti social behaviour 1,208
  • Shoplifting 1,003
  • Other theft 834
  • Criminal damage and arson 830

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL1 1 residents
1,618

Age bands in PL1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.4%

92 residents

Age 15 to 24
58.2%

834 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

239 residents

Age 45 to 64
11.3%

162 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

107 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    456 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    946 m

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    990 m

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    1.0 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    1.4 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.5 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    1.8 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    1.8 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.1 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

    THE STABLES, 162 OUTLAND ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3PX

    ODS code L83648

    2.3 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    2.8 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

    21 RADFORD PARK ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9DL

    ODS code L83021

    3.7 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.1 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.4 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

    HONICKNOWLE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, GUY MILES WAY, HONICKNOWLE GREEN, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3PY

    ODS code L83015

    4.5 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

    STIRLING ROAD MEDICAL CTR, STIRLING ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL5 1PL

    ODS code L83006

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Plymouth Coach Station

    BCQ · Plymouth City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Mayflower Street

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Mayflower Street

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Mayflower Street

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Mayflower Street

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 027C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,334 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

76 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 14 secondary schools. Pilgrim Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 317 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

10,890 published events cover 12 months, averaging 907.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,674 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.