PL1 3BQ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL1 3BN 66 m
PL1 3DR 88 m
PL1 3BA 98 m
PL1 3DU 108 m
PL1 3DH 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 3BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 3
Latitude
50.365972
Longitude
-4.149369
British National Grid easting
247,234
British National Grid northing
53,996

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00181190
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 034C · E01034160
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
69
Primary
45
Secondary
14
  1. St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    163 m
  2. Millbay Academy

    Free schools

    399 m
  3. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    530 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,789
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,725
  • Anti social behaviour 994
  • Shoplifting 868
  • Public order 685
  • Other theft 667

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
PL1 3 residents
5,939

Age bands in PL1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

756 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

761 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

1,936 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

1,614 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

1,132 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    142 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    684 m

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.1 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    1.4 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    1.7 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    1.9 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.9 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    2.2 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.6 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    2.8 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.9 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.6 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.9 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

  • Walker Terrace

    BCT · West Hoe

    0.0 miles
  • West Hoe Post Office

    BCT · West Hoe

    0.1 miles
  • St Andrews School

    BCT · The Hoe

    0.1 miles
  • Telecom House

    BCT · West Hoe

    0.1 miles
  • Rusty Anchor

    BCT · West Hoe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 034C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,682 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,789 published events cover 12 months, averaging 732.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,725 events.

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