PL3 4AZ

Stoke · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Plymouth
Ward
Stoke
Local authority
Plymouth
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL3 4BH 35 m
PL3 4DR 38 m
PL3 4DJ 47 m
PL3 4AJ 55 m
PL3 4BG 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL3 4AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL3
Postcode sector
PL3 4
Latitude
50.381070
Longitude
-4.164582
British National Grid easting
246,201
British National Grid northing
55,706

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Stoke · E05002096
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076653
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 024B · E01015170
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 024 · E02003145

Postcode source versions

Explore PL3

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Somerset Cottages, Plymouth, PL3 4AZ 29 January 2025 £145,000
11, Somerset Cottages, Plymouth, PL3 4AZ 18 December 2023 £177,000
8, Somerset Cottages, Plymouth, PL3 4AZ 9 August 2016 £133,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
53
Secondary
15
  1. Scott Medical and Healthcare College

    Studio schools

    390 m
  2. Stoke Damerel Community College

    Academy converter

    391 m
  3. Stoke Damerel Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    488 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,396
  • Anti social behaviour 780
  • Criminal damage and arson 639
  • Shoplifting 529
  • Other theft 499

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

13 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.2
PL3 4 residents
9,743

Age bands in PL3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,480 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,034 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,487 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,561 residents

Age 65 and over
16.4%

1,487 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL3 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
36.4%

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

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    281 m

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    810 m

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    962 m

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    1.3 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    1.3 km

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.4 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    1.8 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    2.1 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    2.4 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    2.7 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    3.2 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    3.3 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.4 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.8 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.2 km

  • RAME GROUP PRACTICE

    PENNTORR HEALTH, TREVOL ROAD, TORPOINT, PL11 2TB

    ODS code Y00969

    4.3 km

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    4.6 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

  • Molesworth Road Top

    BCT · Stoke

    0.0 miles
  • Molesworth Road

    BCT · Stoke

    0.0 miles
  • Ford Hill Top

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Stoke Ford Hill

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Somerset Place

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 024B, 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

4,531 of 33,755

Income
2 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
4 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.

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 £161,000 from 2 recorded sales in PL3 4AZ. 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

83 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 15 secondary schools. Scott Medical and Healthcare College is the nearest published school at 390 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 609.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,396 events.

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