PL1 2AL

St Peter and the Waterfront · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Plymouth
Local authority
Plymouth
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 0GG 18 m
PL4 0ER 19 m
PL1 2JN 20 m
PL1 2JG 22 m
PL1 2LA 28 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 2
Latitude
50.368029
Longitude
-4.137284
British National Grid easting
248,100
British National Grid northing
54,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076571
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 027G · E01032658
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 027 · E02003148

Postcode source versions

Explore PL1

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
65, First Floor Flat, Southside Street, Plymouth, PL1 2AL 30 October 2003 £95,000
65, First Floor Flat, Southside Street, Plymouth, PL1 2AL 13 May 2002 £76,500
65, Second Floor Flat, Southside Street, Plymouth, PL1 2AL 12 April 2002 £76,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
42
Secondary
14
  1. ACE Schools Plymouth

    Academy alternative provision converter

    253 m
  2. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    570 m
  3. Arts University Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    597 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,397
  • Anti social behaviour 1,116
  • Shoplifting 921
  • Other theft 768
  • Criminal damage and arson 762

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL1 2 residents
2,745

Age bands in PL1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.4%

202 residents

Age 15 to 24
30%

943 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

902 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.8%

622 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

470 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    819 m

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    934 m

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.0 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.1 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    1.3 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    1.7 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    2.2 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    2.4 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.8 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.9 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.1 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    3.9 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Distillery

    BCT · Barbican

    0.0 miles
  • Batter Street

    BCT · Barbican

    0.1 miles
  • Buckwell St Job Centre

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • The Citadel

    BCT · The Hoe

    0.1 miles
  • Job Centre

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 027G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,480 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 14 secondary schools. ACE Schools Plymouth is the nearest published school at 253 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 845.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,397 events.

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