Plymouth City Council

What broadband can you get in Plymouth?

Across Plymouth, 94% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 78% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Plymouth?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,442 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Plymouth are at risk of flooding?

Across Plymouth, the Environment Agency puts 1,514 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 317 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Plymouth the Environment Agency counts 2,375 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.7% of all its properties), 2,262 at medium risk (1.6%) and 9,400 at low risk (6.7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Plymouth

• PL1 postcode districtAll 868 of its postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL2 postcode districtAll 650 of its postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL3 postcode districtAll 695 of its postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL4 postcode districtAll 827 of its postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL5 postcode district890 of its 901 postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL6 postcode district915 of its 1,021 postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL7 postcode district627 of its 742 postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL9 postcode district791 of its 1,017 postcodes in use are in Plymouth.
• PL95 postcode districtAll 30 of its postcodes in use are in Plymouth.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Plymouth.