PL3 6RL postcode in Plymouth, England

PL3 6RL is a postcode in Plymouth, in the Efford and Lipson 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 1995.

Flooding Medium flood risk 2 of 14 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Plymouth: 94% Typical price £207,000 Homes sold in PL3 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.5% on the year before Nearest station Plymouth 4.2 km in a straight line

Where PL3 6RL is, and what is near it

Map of PL3 6RL and what is near it Map of PL3 6RL: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the PL3 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL3 6AL: also in PL3 6PL3 6AQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6DE: also in PL3 6PL3 6DH: also in PL3 6PL3 6DJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6DL: also in PL3 6PL3 6DN: also in PL3 6PL3 6DP: also in PL3 6PL3 6DR: also in PL3 6PL3 6DS: also in PL3 6PL3 6DT: also in PL3 6PL3 6DU: also in PL3 6PL3 6DW: also in PL3 6PL3 6DX: also in PL3 6PL3 6EE: also in PL3 6PL3 6EF: also in PL3 6PL3 6EH: also in PL3 6PL3 6EJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6EL: also in PL3 6PL3 6EN: also in PL3 6PL3 6EP: also in PL3 6PL3 6EQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6EW: also in PL3 6PL3 6EY: also in PL3 6PL3 6HA: also in PL3 6PL3 6HB: also in PL3 6PL3 6HD: also in PL3 6PL3 6HE: also in PL3 6PL3 6HH: also in PL3 6PL3 6HJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6HL: also in PL3 6PL3 6HN: also in PL3 6PL3 6HQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6HR: also in PL3 6PL3 6HZ: also in PL3 6PL3 6JB: also in PL3 6PL3 6JD: also in PL3 6PL3 6JE: also in PL3 6PL3 6JF: also in PL3 6PL3 6PG: also in PL3 6PL3 6PL: also in PL3 6PL3 6RJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6RU: also in PL3 6PL3 6RW: also in PL3 6PL3 6RX: also in PL3 6PL3 6RY: also in PL3 6PL3 6RZ: also in PL3 6PL3 6SF: also in PL3 6PL3 6SG: also in PL3 6PL3 6SH: also in PL3 6PL3 6SJ: also in PL3 6PL3 6SL: also in PL3 6PL3 6SQ: also in PL3 6PL3 6SS: also in PL3 6PL3 6ST: also in PL3 6PL3 6SY: also in PL3 6PL3 6SZ: also in PL3 6 2 places, 1.6–6.0 kmHele's School 1.6 kmSchool 1.9 kmElm Surgery 2.2 km2 GP practices, 2.5 kmPlymouth station 4.2 kmEfford and Lipson PL3 6RL Map of PL3 6RL and what is near it Map of PL3 6RL: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the PL3 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.9 kmElm Surgery 2.2 kmPlymouth station 4.2 kmEfford and Lipson PL3 6RL
  • PL3 6RL
  • Other postcodes in PL3 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 50.3893, longitude -4.0872)

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 PL3 6RL?

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 PL3 6RL?

None of the homes and businesses at PL3 6RL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Plymouth: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Plymouth: 98%

The line marks the figure across Plymouth.

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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 PL3 6RL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Plymouth City Council's days for PL3 6RL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 PL3 6RL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 14 homes and businesses at PL3 6RL. 2 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 11 more at a lower risk.

14 homes and businesses at PL3 6RL Medium: 2Low: 11Not in an area at risk: 1

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.

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 PL3 6RL: 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 PL3 6RL is in 4 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 13:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 13:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PL3 6RL?

Homes in PL3 6 sold for a typical £207,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, up 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£207,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£204,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £281,750 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 59 sales
  • Terraced £186,500 52 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole PL3 district: a typical £265,000 from 379 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 PL3 6RL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL3 6RL 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 PL3 6RL

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at PL3 6RL. 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 PL3 6RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around PL3 6RL. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (66%). 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 PL3 6RL

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 320 (50%)£1,628
Band Babout 260 (41%)£1,899
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,171
Band Dwithheld£2,442
Band Ewithheld£2,984
Band Ffewer than 5£3,527
Band Gfewer than 5£4,070
Band Hfewer than 5£4,884

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 66% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 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 PL3 6RL is in (ONS area E01015055), 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 PL3 6RL?

The nearest open schools to PL3 6RL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL3 6RL, 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 PL3 6RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL3 6RL is Plymouth Rail Station, 4.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Plymouth Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
  • Devonport Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sainsbury Superstore, 80 m away.

More stations near PL3 6RL, 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 PL3 6RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL3 6RL, 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 PL3 6RL?

17 within 1 km 35 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL3 6RL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Smart Charge Charging point · No details mapped 50 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 50 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 50 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 PL3 6RL?

The nearest to the centre of PL3 6RL, 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 PL3 6RL?

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 PL3 6RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL3 6RL, 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 PL3 6RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL3 6RL, 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 PL3 6RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL3 6RL 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 PL3 6RL in a conservation area?

The centre of PL3 6RL 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 PL3 6RL?

Police.uk records 95 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL3 6RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences47 reports
Other theft13 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Public order8 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: burglary 1, theft from the person 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 PL3 6RL

Ward
Efford and Lipson
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 1995

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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