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PL4

UK postcode district

Part of Plymouth

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,256
Current units
827
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
429

Postcode sectors in PL4

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors
22,942 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
82, Mount Gould Road, Plymouth, PL4 7PX 24 July 2026 £332,500
32, Basement Flat, Connaught Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 7BY 17 July 2026 £68,500
31, Flat 1, Queens Road, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PL 17 July 2026 £128,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
12
Primary
5
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
6,032
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,584
  • Anti social behaviour 631
  • Shoplifting 506
  • Criminal damage and arson 500
  • Other theft 476

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PL4 usual residents
35,312
Age-profile population
35,428

Age bands in PL4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
11%
3,914 residents
Age 15 to 24
31.2%
11,059 residents
Age 25 to 44
29.5%
10,436 residents
Age 45 to 64
17.9%
6,339 residents
Age 65 and over
10.4%
3,680 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 805 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 732 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 653 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £185,000 from 3,129 recorded sales in PL4. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

6,032 published events cover 12 months, averaging 503 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,584 events.

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