PL1 4QL postcode in Plymouth, England

PL1 4QL is a postcode in Plymouth, in the Devonport ward. It is in the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since May 2005.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Plymouth: 94% Typical price £164,500 Homes sold in PL1 4, last 12 months. ▲ 5.1% on the year before Nearest station Devonport 150 m in a straight line

Where PL1 4QL is, and what is near it

Map of PL1 4QL and what is near it Map of PL1 4QL: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the PL1 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL1 4AB: also in PL1 4PL1 4AD: also in PL1 4PL1 4AE: also in PL1 4PL1 4AF: also in PL1 4PL1 4AH: also in PL1 4PL1 4AN: also in PL1 4PL1 4AP: also in PL1 4PL1 4AU: also in PL1 4PL1 4AW: also in PL1 4PL1 4AZ: also in PL1 4PL1 4BA: also in PL1 4PL1 4BE: also in PL1 4PL1 4BH: also in PL1 4PL1 4BJ: also in PL1 4PL1 4BL: also in PL1 4PL1 4BN: also in PL1 4PL1 4BQ: also in PL1 4PL1 4BR: also in PL1 4PL1 4BS: also in PL1 4PL1 4BT: also in PL1 4PL1 4BU: also in PL1 4PL1 4BX: also in PL1 4PL1 4BY: also in PL1 4PL1 4BZ: also in PL1 4PL1 4DA: also in PL1 4PL1 4DB: also in PL1 4PL1 4DD: also in PL1 4PL1 4DE: also in PL1 4PL1 4DG: also in PL1 4PL1 4DH: also in PL1 4PL1 4DN: also in PL1 4PL1 4DW: also in PL1 4PL1 4FB: also in PL1 4PL1 4FJ: also in PL1 4PL1 4FL: also in PL1 4PL1 4FN: also in PL1 4PL1 4FP: also in PL1 4PL1 4FR: also in PL1 4PL1 4FT: also in PL1 4PL1 4HG: also in PL1 4PL1 4ND: also in PL1 4PL1 4NG: also in PL1 4PL1 4NJ: also in PL1 4PL1 4NL: also in PL1 4PL1 4NN: also in PL1 4PL1 4NR: also in PL1 4PL1 4NS: also in PL1 4PL1 4PL: also in PL1 4PL1 4PU: also in PL1 4PL1 4QF: also in PL1 4PL1 4QG: also in PL1 4PL1 4QH: also in PL1 4PL1 4QJ: also in PL1 4PL1 4QN: also in PL1 4PL1 4QP: also in PL1 4PL1 4QQ: also in PL1 4PL1 4QR: also in PL1 4PL1 4QS: also in PL1 4PL1 4QT: also in PL1 4PL1 4QW: also in PL1 4PL1 4QX: also in PL1 4PL1 4QY: also in PL1 4PL1 4QZ: also in PL1 4PL1 4RD: also in PL1 4PL1 4RE: also in PL1 4PL1 4RF: also in PL1 4PL1 4RG: also in PL1 4PL1 4RJ: also in PL1 4PL1 4RL: also in PL1 4PL1 4SB: also in PL1 4PL1 4SN: also in PL1 4PL1 4SP: also in PL1 4PL1 4SS: also in PL1 4PL1 4ST: also in PL1 4PL1 4SY: also in PL1 4PL1 4SZ: also in PL1 4PL1 4TA: also in PL1 4PL1 4TB: also in PL1 4PL1 4TD: also in PL1 4PL1 4TE: also in PL1 4 St. Levan Surgery 750 mSchool 900 m2 EV charging points, 900 mGP 950 mDevonport PL1 4QL Map of PL1 4QL and what is near it Map of PL1 4QL: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the PL1 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 500 m2 places, 900 mGP 950 mDevonport PL1 4QL
  • PL1 4QL
  • Other postcodes in PL1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 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 50.3780, longitude -4.1725)

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 4QL?

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 4QL?

Every home and business at PL1 4QL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Plymouth: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 4QL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Plymouth City Council's days for PL1 4QL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PL1 4QL 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 4QL 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 4QL.

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 4QL: 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 4QL 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 4QL?

Homes in PL1 4 sold for a typical £164,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, up 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£164,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£156,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £218,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £144,500 54 sales

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

Across the whole PL1 district: a typical £180,000 from 271 sales.

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 4QL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL1 4QL 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

What council tax band are homes near PL1 4QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around PL1 4QL. Over half of them (72%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (35%). 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 4QL

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 £2,171 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,628.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 570 (72%)£1,628
Band Babout 200 (25%)£1,899
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,171
Band Dwithheld£2,442
Band Efewer than 5£2,984
Band Ffewer than 5£3,527
Band Gwithheld£4,070
Band Hfewer than 5£4,884

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 35% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 31% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 4QL is in (ONS area E01015045), 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 4QL?

The nearest open schools to PL1 4QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL1 4QL is Devonport Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Devonport Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Victoria Place, 14 m away.

More stations near PL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

10 within 1 km 66 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL1 4QL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 550 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 4QL?

The nearest to the centre of PL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

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 4QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL1 4QL 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 4QL in a conservation area?

The centre of PL1 4QL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 4QL?

Police.uk records 639 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL1 4QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences253 reports
Anti-social behaviour107 reports
Shoplifting66 reports
Criminal damage and arson56 reports
Other theft51 reports
Public order40 reports

Also: vehicle crime 18, burglary 12, possession of weapons 11, drugs 9, robbery 6, theft from the person 5, other crime 3, bicycle theft 2.

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 4QL

Ward
Devonport
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
May 2005

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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PL1 4RD30 mPL1 4RF40 mPL1 4PU50 mPL1 4RE70 mPL1 4RG70 mPL2 1AG100 m
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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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