PL1 4LY

Devonport · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL1 4LT 118 m
PL1 4JZ 127 m
PL1 4LL 160 m
PL1 4TJ 189 m
PL1 3SF 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 4LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 4
Latitude
50.369481
Longitude
-4.166276
British National Grid easting
246,043
British National Grid northing
54,421

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Devonport · E05002080
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00181186
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 026D · E01015047
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 026 · E02003147

Postcode source versions

Explore PL1

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Devonport Hill, Plymouth, PL1 4LY 18 December 2025 £100,000
23, Devonport Hill, Plymouth, PL1 4LY 17 April 2008 £80,000
11, Devonport Hill, Plymouth, PL1 4LY 31 January 2007 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
46
Secondary
13
  1. High Street Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    423 m
  2. City College Plymouth

    Further education

    496 m
  3. Devonport High School for Boys

    Academy converter

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,027
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,056
  • Anti social behaviour 780
  • Shoplifting 624
  • Criminal damage and arson 597
  • Other theft 553

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

26 female, 24 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.6
PL1 4 residents
7,727

Age bands in PL1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

1,517 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

858 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

2,325 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

1,640 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

1,025 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL1 4 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    127 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    755 m

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    1.1 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.3 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

    1.8 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.1 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

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    3.0 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    3.1 km

  • RAME GROUP PRACTICE

    PENNTORR HEALTH, TREVOL ROAD, TORPOINT, PL11 2TB

    ODS code Y00969

    4.2 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.3 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Richmond Walk

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.0 miles
  • Devonport Hill

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.0 miles
  • Cumberland Centre

    BCT · Mount Wise

    0.1 miles
  • Village by the Sea

    BCT · Mount Wise

    0.2 miles
  • Newport Street

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 026D, 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

4,106 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £100,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL1 4LY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Plymouth is £222,817 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

71 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 13 secondary schools. High Street Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 423 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,027 published events cover 12 months, averaging 585.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,056 events.

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