PL1 3QE

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 3QZ 103 m
PL1 4LL 109 m
PL1 4LT 129 m
PL1 3QL 136 m
PL1 3QG 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 3QE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 3
Latitude
50.368039
Longitude
-4.164973
British National Grid easting
246,131
British National Grid northing
54,258

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076572
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 034B · E01034159
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
72
Primary
47
Secondary
13
  1. High Street Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    439 m
  2. St George's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    633 m
  3. City College Plymouth

    Further education

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,139
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,076
  • Anti social behaviour 789
  • Shoplifting 665
  • Criminal damage and arson 587
  • Other theft 554

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    300 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    710 m

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.2 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    1.2 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.6 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    2.0 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.2 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    2.7 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    2.9 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    3.0 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.1 km

  • RAME GROUP PRACTICE

    PENNTORR HEALTH, TREVOL ROAD, TORPOINT, PL11 2TB

    ODS code Y00969

    4.3 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.4 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Newport Street

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.1 miles
  • Newport Street

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.1 miles
  • Stonehall Flats

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.1 miles
  • Richmond Walk

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.1 miles
  • Devonport Hill

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 034B, 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

5,577 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 13 secondary schools. High Street Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,139 published events cover 12 months, averaging 594.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,076 events.

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