PL1 5WB

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 5RZ 16 m
PL1 5HW 44 m
PL1 5JJ 80 m
PL1 5JQ 83 m
PL1 5HN 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL1 5WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL1
Postcode sector
PL1 5
Latitude
50.373414
Longitude
-4.151126
British National Grid easting
247,133
British National Grid northing
54,827

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076549
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 033C · E01015153
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
76
Primary
49
Secondary
14
  1. The Cathedral School of St Mary

    Academy converter

    22 m
  2. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    308 m
  3. Pilgrim Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    355 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,588
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,538
  • Anti social behaviour 1,174
  • Shoplifting 1,020
  • Other theft 812
  • Public order 811

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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    452 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    460 m

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    978 m

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    1.3 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    1.3 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    1.6 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    1.7 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

    2.1 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.2 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    2.2 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.1 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.2 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    4.3 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.4 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.9 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Melbourne Street

    BCT · Pennycomequick

    0.1 miles
  • Arundel Crescent

    BCT · Pennycomequick

    0.1 miles
  • Octagon Street

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.2 miles
  • Octagon Street

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.2 miles
  • King Street Shops

    BCT · Stonehouse

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 033C, 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

1,032 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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

76 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 14 secondary schools. The Cathedral School of St Mary is the nearest published school at 22 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,588 published events cover 12 months, averaging 882.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,538 events.

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