PL1 5RY

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL1 5FB 32 m
PL1 5BW 37 m
PL1 5BA 51 m
PL1 5FA 57 m
PL1 5BP 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 5RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 5
Latitude
50.374019
Longitude
-4.148551
British National Grid easting
247,318
British National Grid northing
54,889

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076548
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 033A · E01015151
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 033 · E02006989

Postcode source versions

Explore PL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
51
Secondary
14
  1. Pilgrim Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    161 m
  2. The Cathedral School of St Mary

    Academy converter

    197 m
  3. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    399 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,796
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,612
  • Anti social behaviour 1,196
  • Shoplifting 1,012
  • Other theft 834
  • Criminal damage and arson 818

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL1 5 residents
8,303

Age bands in PL1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,229 residents

Age 15 to 24
16%

1,328 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.2%

2,508 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,105 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

1,146 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.

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

17

within 5 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    277 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    644 m

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.0 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    1.4 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

    1.4 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    1.5 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    1.8 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.9 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.1 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    2.3 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.1 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.2 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.5 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.8 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

  • Pilgrim Primary

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Western Approach Flats

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Melbourne Street

    BCT · Pennycomequick

    0.1 miles
  • Sydney Street

    BCT · Pennycomequick

    0.1 miles
  • Arundel Crescent

    BCT · Pennycomequick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 033A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,354 of 33,755

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

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

78 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 14 secondary schools. Pilgrim Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,796 published events cover 12 months, averaging 899.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,612 events.

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