PL2 1QL

Devonport · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Plymouth
Postcode district
PL2
Postcode sector
PL2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL2 1QT 28 m
PL2 1JS 80 m
PL2 1RD 87 m
PL2 1JR 215 m
PL2 1RB 218 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL2 1QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL2
Postcode sector
PL2 1
Latitude
50.384112
Longitude
-4.180363
British National Grid easting
245,089
British National Grid northing
56,077

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
E00076013
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 014C · E01015041
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 014 · E02003135

Postcode source versions

Explore PL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
49
Secondary
15
  1. College Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    399 m
  2. Morice Town Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    404 m
  3. Drake Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    509 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,035
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,914
  • Anti social behaviour 393
  • Criminal damage and arson 370
  • Shoplifting 284
  • Other theft 258

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL2 1 residents
9,885

Age bands in PL2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,851 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,326 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

3,412 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,909 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

1,310 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

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    215 m

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    1.1 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    1.4 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    1.8 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    2.3 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    2.4 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    2.6 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    3.1 km

  • RAME GROUP PRACTICE

    PENNTORR HEALTH, TREVOL ROAD, TORPOINT, PL11 2TB

    ODS code Y00969

    3.3 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.4 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    3.5 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    3.5 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    3.9 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    4.1 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.3 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.3 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • St Levan Gate

    BCT · Keyham

    0.0 miles
  • Dockyard Car Park

    BCT · Keyham

    0.0 miles
  • Dockyard Car Park

    BCT · Keyham

    0.1 miles
  • Goschen Centre

    BCT · Keyham

    0.1 miles
  • Saltash Road

    BCT · Keyham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 014C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,078 of 33,755

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

79 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 15 secondary schools. College Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,035 published events cover 12 months, averaging 336.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,914 events.

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