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PL4 8EL

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 8EG 14 m
PL4 8ER 45 m
PL4 8LH 49 m
PL4 8LL 67 m
PL4 8LJ 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL4 8EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2004
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 8
Latitude
50.375704
Longitude
-4.136630
British National Grid easting
248,171
British National Grid northing
55,052

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
E00181183
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 027B · E01015054
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 027 · E02003148

Postcode source versions

Explore PL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
54
Secondary
17

  1. Mount Street Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    134 m

  2. University of Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    138 m

  3. Arts University Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    263 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,344
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,908
  • Anti social behaviour 1,237
  • Shoplifting 1,002
  • Criminal damage and arson 894
  • Other theft 837

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL4 8 residents
10,285

Age bands in PL4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.5%

863 residents

Age 15 to 24
43.9%

4,431 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,723 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.6%

1,370 residents

Age 65 and over
7%

711 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

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    682 m

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    689 m

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    836 m

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.3 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    1.5 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.5 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.1 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    2.2 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.2 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    2.3 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.0 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.5 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.7 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.2 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.3 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.6 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    4.7 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • University

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • University

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • The Box

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • University

    BCT · Plymouth City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Terrace

    BCT · Plymouth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 027B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,125 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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

85 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 17 secondary schools. Mount Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 134 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,344 published events cover 12 months, averaging 945.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,908 events.

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