PL4 8PD

Drake · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Drake
Local authority
Plymouth
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL4 8HY 33 m
PL4 8PQ 39 m
PL4 8PE 51 m
PL4 8LB 57 m
PL4 8PG 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL4 8PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL4
Postcode sector
PL4 8
Latitude
50.377921
Longitude
-4.131539
British National Grid easting
248,540
British National Grid northing
55,288

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Drake · E05002081
Parish or community
E43000021
Output area
E00076043
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 028A · E01015052
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 028 · E02003149

Postcode source versions

Explore PL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
56
Secondary
18
  1. Plymouth High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    348 m
  2. Mount Street Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    384 m
  3. University of Plymouth

    Higher education institutions

    575 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
10,251
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,451
  • Anti social behaviour 1,103
  • Shoplifting 916
  • Criminal damage and arson 788
  • Other theft 754

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

10 female, 12 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL4 8 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
0%

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

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code L83147

    509 m

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83072

    630 m

  • NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR.

    167 NORTH ROAD WEST, PLYMOUTH, PL1 5BZ

    ODS code L83030

    1.1 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    1.2 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    20 ADELAIDE STREET, STONEHOUSE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3JF

    ODS code L83651

    1.9 km

  • WEST HOE SURGERY

    2 PIER STREET, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3BS

    ODS code L83112

    1.9 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83648

    2.0 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    2.4 km

  • STOKE SURGERY

    BELMONT VILLAS, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4DP

    ODS code L83071

    2.5 km

  • DEVONPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    DAMEREL CLOSE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4JZ

    ODS code L83624

    2.7 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    3.3 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83021

    3.3 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    3.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.0 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83015

    4.2 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    4.2 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    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

  • Hill Park Crescent

    BCT · Plymouth

    0.0 miles
  • Hill Park Crescent

    BCT · Plymouth

    0.0 miles
  • Greenbank Road

    BCT · Plymouth

    0.0 miles
  • Clifton Street

    BCT · Plymouth

    0.0 miles
  • Hospital Road

    BCT · Plymouth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 028A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,602 of 33,755

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

Schools

89 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 18 secondary schools. Plymouth High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,251 published events cover 12 months, averaging 854.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,451 events.

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