PL1 1QL postcode in Plymouth, England

PL1 1QL is a postcode in Plymouth, in the St Peter and the Waterfront ward. It is in the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 13% of homes and businesses can get it. Plymouth: 94% Typical price £180,000 Homes sold in the PL1 district, last 12 months. ▼ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Plymouth 550 m in a straight line

Where PL1 1QL is, and what is near it

Map of PL1 1QL and what is near it Map of PL1 1QL: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the PL1 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 47 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL1 1AE: also in PL1 1PL1 1AR: also in PL1 1PL1 1AS: also in PL1 1PL1 1BA: also in PL1 1PL1 1DA: also in PL1 1PL1 1DD: also in PL1 1PL1 1DE: also in PL1 1PL1 1DG: also in PL1 1PL1 1DH: also in PL1 1PL1 1DJ: also in PL1 1PL1 1DN: also in PL1 1PL1 1DQ: also in PL1 1PL1 1DS: also in PL1 1PL1 1DU: also in PL1 1PL1 1DY: also in PL1 1PL1 1DZ: also in PL1 1PL1 1EA: also in PL1 1PL1 1EP: also in PL1 1PL1 1ET: also in PL1 1PL1 1EW: also in PL1 1PL1 1HA: also in PL1 1PL1 1HH: also in PL1 1PL1 1HX: also in PL1 1PL1 1HY: also in PL1 1PL1 1HZ: also in PL1 1PL1 1JF: also in PL1 1PL1 1LA: also in PL1 1PL1 1LB: also in PL1 1PL1 1LD: also in PL1 1PL1 1LE: also in PL1 1PL1 1LP: also in PL1 1PL1 1LR: also in PL1 1PL1 1LU: also in PL1 1PL1 1LY: also in PL1 1PL1 1NF: also in PL1 1PL1 1NJ: also in PL1 1PL1 1NL: also in PL1 1PL1 1NS: also in PL1 1PL1 1NW: also in PL1 1PL1 1NX: also in PL1 1PL1 1PA: also in PL1 1PL1 1PB: also in PL1 1PL1 1PD: also in PL1 1PL1 1PE: also in PL1 1PL1 1PG: also in PL1 1PL1 1PH: also in PL1 1PL1 1PQ: also in PL1 1PL1 1PR: also in PL1 1PL1 1PU: also in PL1 1PL1 1PX: also in PL1 1PL1 1PY: also in PL1 1PL1 1PZ: also in PL1 1PL1 1QD: also in PL1 1PL1 1QH: also in PL1 1PL1 1QJ: also in PL1 1PL1 1QW: also in PL1 1PL1 1QX: also in PL1 1PL1 1QZ: also in PL1 1PL1 1RA: also in PL1 1PL1 1RJ: also in PL1 1PL1 1RL: also in PL1 1PL1 1RP: also in PL1 1PL1 1RQ: also in PL1 1PL1 1RR: also in PL1 1PL1 1RW: also in PL1 1PL1 1RX: also in PL1 1PL1 1RZ: also in PL1 1PL1 1SB: also in PL1 1PL1 1SD: also in PL1 1PL1 1SH: also in PL1 1PL1 1SJ: also in PL1 1PL1 1SL: also in PL1 1PL1 1SP: also in PL1 1PL1 1SW: also in PL1 1PL1 1TF: also in PL1 1PL1 1TN: also in PL1 1PL1 1TQ: also in PL1 1PL1 1TU: also in PL1 1PL1 1UA: also in PL1 1PL1 1UH: also in PL1 1 School 750 mDevonport station 2.1 kmSt Peter and the Waterfront PL1 1QL Map of PL1 1QL and what is near it Map of PL1 1QL: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the PL1 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 47 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 places, 600 m–1.0 kmSt Peter and the Waterfront PL1 1QL
  • PL1 1QL
  • Other postcodes in PL1 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 47 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.3732, longitude -4.1417)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PL1 1QL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PL1 1QL?

13% of the homes and businesses at PL1 1QL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 13% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)13% can get it

Plymouth: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)13% can get it

Plymouth: 98%

The line marks the figure across Plymouth.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at PL1 1QL?

Plymouth City Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for PL1 1QL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PL1 1QL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PL1 1QL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Plymouth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PL1 1QL: 2,375 properties in Plymouth are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Plymouth

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of PL1 1QL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PL1 1QL?

Homes in the PL1 district sold for a typical £180,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 271 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£180,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£184,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £105,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £248,000 89 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £150,000 175 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

The PL1 1 postcode sector had 0 sales in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole PL1 district.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PL1 1QL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL1 1QL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at PL1 1QL

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at PL1 1QL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PL1 1QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,610 homes in the neighbourhood around PL1 1QL. Over half of them (82%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (27%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PL1 1QL

Band D in Plymouth for 2026‑27: £2,442. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,628 (band A) to £2,984 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,628.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,320 (82%)£1,628
Band Babout 170 (11%)£1,899
Band Cabout 20 (1%)£2,171
Band Dabout 90 (6%)£2,442
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,984
Band Ffewer than 5£3,527
Band Gwithheld£4,070
Band Hwithheld£4,884

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 27% 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

Averages for Plymouth before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PL1 1QL is in (ONS area E01015152), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PL1 1QL?

The nearest open schools to PL1 1QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL1 1QL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PL1 1QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL1 1QL is Plymouth Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Plymouth Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Devonport Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

47 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mayflower Street, 16 m away.

More stations near PL1 1QL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PL1 1QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL1 1QL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PL1 1QL?

28 within 1 km 77 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL1 1QL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Wenea Charging point · 2 chargers 100 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 500 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PL1 1QL?

The nearest to the centre of PL1 1QL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PL1 1QL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PL1 1QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL1 1QL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PL1 1QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL1 1QL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PL1 1QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL1 1QL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PL1 1QL in a conservation area?

The centre of PL1 1QL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PL1 1QL?

Police.uk records 1,226 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL1 1QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences432 reports
Anti-social behaviour204 reports
Criminal damage and arson107 reports
Shoplifting105 reports
Other theft101 reports
Public order86 reports

Also: vehicle crime 48, drugs 44, possession of weapons 24, burglary 22, robbery 22, theft from the person 15, bicycle theft 8, other crime 8.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PL1 1QL

Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Plymouth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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