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PL1 3EJ

Drake · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Drake
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 8AX 42 m
PL4 8BW 55 m
PL4 8AB 57 m
PL4 8AU 60 m
PL4 8AY 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 3EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 3
Latitude
50.374320
Longitude
-4.137566
British National Grid easting
248,100
British National Grid northing
54,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Drake · E05002081
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport · E14001427
Output area
E00181183
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 027B · E01015054
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 027 · E02003148

Postcode source versions

Explore PL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
52
Secondary
17

  1. Arts University Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    103 m

  2. University of Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    113 m

  3. Mount Street Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    214 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,386
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,922
  • Anti social behaviour 1,245
  • Shoplifting 1,009
  • Criminal damage and arson 888
  • Other theft 852

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    650 m

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    683 m

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    1.0 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.2 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.4 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    1.4 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    2.1 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.2 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    2.2 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.3 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

    3.5 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.2 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.4 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.8 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.9 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Box

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • University

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • University

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • University

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • University

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 027B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,125 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

83 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 17 secondary schools. Arts University Plymouth is the nearest published school at 103 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,386 published events cover 12 months, averaging 948.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,922 events.

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