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PL4 6PL

Drake · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Drake
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 6AR 8 m
PL4 6PJ 40 m
PL4 6PN 60 m
PL4 6PB 64 m
PL4 6QW 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL4 6PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2021
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 6
Latitude
50.380600
Longitude
-4.138960
British National Grid easting
248,021
British National Grid northing
55,601

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Drake · E05002081
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport · E14001427
Output area
E00076034
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 023C · E01015049
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 023 · E02003144

Postcode source versions

Explore PL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
59
Secondary
17

  1. Plymouth High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    271 m

  2. Fletewood School and Nursery

    Other independent school

    367 m

  3. Plymouth College

    Other independent school

    479 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,491
  • Anti social behaviour 1,082
  • Shoplifting 915
  • Criminal damage and arson 831
  • Public order 760

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL4 6 residents
6,044

Age bands in PL4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6%

380 residents

Age 15 to 24
48.6%

3,082 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

1,585 residents

Age 45 to 64
11.7%

744 residents

Age 65 and over
8.6%

547 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

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    564 m

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    727 m

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    1.2 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    1.5 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    1.6 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.8 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    1.8 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.9 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    2.0 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    2.4 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    2.8 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.1 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    3.7 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.9 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.2 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.3 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Eye Infirmary

    BCT · Mutley

    0.0 miles

  • Eye Infirmary

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Maple Grove

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Stangray Avenue

    BCT · Mutley

    0.1 miles

  • Trematon Terrace

    BCT · Mutley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 023C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,108 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

94 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 17 secondary schools. Plymouth High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 860.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,491 events.

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