PL1 2PW

St Peter and the Waterfront · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Plymouth
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL1 2PL 7 m
PL1 2QL 34 m
PL1 2RL 46 m
PL1 2BE 47 m
PL1 2BA 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 2PW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 2
Latitude
50.365658
Longitude
-4.145431
British National Grid easting
247,513
British National Grid northing
53,953

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076532
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 034D · E01034161
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 034 · E02006990

Postcode source versions

Explore PL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
44
Secondary
14
  1. St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    306 m
  2. Millbay Academy

    Free schools

    642 m
  3. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    667 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,765
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,727
  • Anti social behaviour 990
  • Shoplifting 839
  • Public order 672
  • Other theft 669

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

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    297 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    916 m

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.2 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    1.4 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.6 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    1.7 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    2.1 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    2.1 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.7 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.0 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.3 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hoe Court

    BCT · The Hoe

    0.1 miles
  • Leigham Street

    BCT · The Hoe

    0.1 miles
  • The Belvedere

    BCT · The Hoe

    0.1 miles
  • West Hoe Park

    BCT · The Hoe

    0.2 miles
  • Walker Terrace

    BCT · West Hoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 034D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,821 of 33,755

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

68 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,765 published events cover 12 months, averaging 730.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,727 events.

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