PL4 7ED postcode in Plymouth, England

PL4 7ED is a postcode in Plymouth, in the Compton 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Plymouth: 94% Typical price £203,500 Homes sold in PL4 7, last 12 months. ▼ 2.5% on the year before Nearest station Plymouth 800 m in a straight line

Where PL4 7ED is, and what is near it

Map of PL4 7ED and what is near it Map of PL4 7ED: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the PL4 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 29 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PL4 7AA: also in PL4 7PL4 7AD: also in PL4 7PL4 7AE: also in PL4 7PL4 7AF: also in PL4 7PL4 7AG: also in PL4 7PL4 7AH: also in PL4 7PL4 7AJ: also in PL4 7PL4 7AL: also in PL4 7PL4 7AN: also in PL4 7PL4 7AP: also in PL4 7PL4 7AQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7AR: also in PL4 7PL4 7AS: also in PL4 7PL4 7AU: also in PL4 7PL4 7AW: also in PL4 7PL4 7AX: also in PL4 7PL4 7AY: also in PL4 7PL4 7AZ: also in PL4 7PL4 7BA: also in PL4 7PL4 7BB: also in PL4 7PL4 7BD: also in PL4 7PL4 7BE: also in PL4 7PL4 7BG: also in PL4 7PL4 7BH: also in PL4 7PL4 7BJ: also in PL4 7PL4 7BL: also in PL4 7PL4 7BN: also in PL4 7PL4 7BP: also in PL4 7PL4 7BQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7BS: also in PL4 7PL4 7BT: also in PL4 7PL4 7BU: also in PL4 7PL4 7BX: also in PL4 7PL4 7BY: also in PL4 7PL4 7BZ: also in PL4 7PL4 7DA: also in PL4 7PL4 7DB: also in PL4 7PL4 7DD: also in PL4 7PL4 7DE: also in PL4 7PL4 7DF: also in PL4 7PL4 7DG: also in PL4 7PL4 7DH: also in PL4 7PL4 7DJ: also in PL4 7PL4 7DL: also in PL4 7PL4 7DN: also in PL4 7PL4 7DP: also in PL4 7PL4 7DQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7DR: also in PL4 7PL4 7DS: also in PL4 7PL4 7DT: also in PL4 7PL4 7DU: also in PL4 7PL4 7DW: also in PL4 7PL4 7DX: also in PL4 7PL4 7DY: also in PL4 7PL4 7DZ: also in PL4 7PL4 7EA: also in PL4 7PL4 7EB: also in PL4 7PL4 7EE: also in PL4 7PL4 7EF: also in PL4 7PL4 7EG: also in PL4 7PL4 7EH: also in PL4 7PL4 7EL: also in PL4 7PL4 7EP: also in PL4 7PL4 7EQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7ER: also in PL4 7PL4 7ES: also in PL4 7PL4 7ET: also in PL4 7PL4 7EU: also in PL4 7PL4 7EX: also in PL4 7PL4 7EY: also in PL4 7PL4 7EZ: also in PL4 7PL4 7FB: also in PL4 7PL4 7FD: also in PL4 7PL4 7FE: also in PL4 7PL4 7HA: also in PL4 7PL4 7HB: also in PL4 7PL4 7HD: also in PL4 7PL4 7HE: also in PL4 7PL4 7HF: also in PL4 7PL4 7HG: also in PL4 7PL4 7HH: also in PL4 7PL4 7HL: also in PL4 7PL4 7HN: also in PL4 7PL4 7HP: also in PL4 7PL4 7HQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7HT: also in PL4 7PL4 7HU: also in PL4 7PL4 7HW: also in PL4 7PL4 7HY: also in PL4 7PL4 7HZ: also in PL4 7PL4 7JG: also in PL4 7PL4 7JP: also in PL4 7PL4 7JQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7JR: also in PL4 7PL4 7JS: also in PL4 7PL4 7JT: also in PL4 7PL4 7JU: also in PL4 7PL4 7JW: also in PL4 7PL4 7JX: also in PL4 7PL4 7JY: also in PL4 7PL4 7JZ: also in PL4 7PL4 7LA: also in PL4 7PL4 7LB: also in PL4 7PL4 7LD: also in PL4 7PL4 7LE: also in PL4 7PL4 7LF: also in PL4 7PL4 7LG: also in PL4 7PL4 7LH: also in PL4 7PL4 7LJ: also in PL4 7PL4 7LL: also in PL4 7PL4 7LN: also in PL4 7PL4 7LP: also in PL4 7PL4 7LQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7LR: also in PL4 7PL4 7LS: also in PL4 7PL4 7LT: also in PL4 7PL4 7LU: also in PL4 7PL4 7LW: also in PL4 7PL4 7LX: also in PL4 7PL4 7LY: also in PL4 7PL4 7NA: also in PL4 7PL4 7NE: also in PL4 7PL4 7NF: also in PL4 7PL4 7NG: also in PL4 7PL4 7NJ: also in PL4 7PL4 7NL: also in PL4 7PL4 7NN: also in PL4 7PL4 7NQ: also in PL4 7PL4 7NT: also in PL4 7PL4 7NU: also in PL4 7PL4 7NW: also in PL4 7PL4 7NX: also in PL4 7PL4 7NY: also in PL4 7PL4 7NZ: also in PL4 7PL4 7PA: also in PL4 7PL4 7PB: also in PL4 7PL4 7PD: also in PL4 7PL4 7PE: also in PL4 7PL4 7PH: also in PL4 7PL4 7PJ: also in PL4 7PL4 7PL: also in PL4 7PL4 7PN: also in PL4 7PL4 7PP: also in PL4 7PL4 7PR: also in PL4 7PL4 7PS: also in PL4 7PL4 7PT: also in PL4 7PL4 7PU: also in PL4 7PL4 7PX: also in PL4 7PL4 7PY: also in PL4 7PL4 7QE: also in PL4 7PL4 7QH: also in PL4 7PL4 7QJ: also in PL4 7PL4 7QN: also in PL4 7PL4 7QP: also in PL4 7PL4 7QR: also in PL4 7PL4 7QS: also in PL4 7PL4 7QT: also in PL4 7PL4 7QU: also in PL4 7PL4 7QW: also in PL4 7PL4 7QX: also in PL4 7 Devonport station 2.7 kmPlymouth PL4 7ED Map of PL4 7ED and what is near it Map of PL4 7ED: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the PL4 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 29 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Plymouth PL4 7ED
  • PL4 7ED
  • Other postcodes in PL4 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 29 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.3806, longitude -4.1327)

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 PL4 7ED?

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 PL4 7ED?

Every home and business at PL4 7ED 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 PL4 7ED?

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 PL4 7ED 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 PL4 7ED 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 PL4 7ED.

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 PL4 7ED: 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 PL4 7ED 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 PL4 7ED?

Homes in PL4 7 sold for a typical £203,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£203,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£208,687 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.5% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £240,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £227,250 58 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 29 sales

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

Across the whole PL4 district: a typical £192,750 from 348 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 PL4 7ED

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PL4 7ED from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 PL4 7ED

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PL4 7ED. 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 PL4 7ED?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around PL4 7ED. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (80%). 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 PL4 7ED

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 £2,442 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,628.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 620 (67%)£1,628
Band Babout 190 (20%)£1,899
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,171
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,442
Band Ewithheld£2,984
Band Fwithheld£3,527
Band Gfewer than 5£4,070
Band Hfewer than 5£4,884

When the homes were built

  1. 80% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999, 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 PL4 7ED is in (ONS area E01015032), 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 PL4 7ED?

The nearest open schools to PL4 7ED, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL4 7ED, 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 PL4 7ED?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL4 7ED is Plymouth Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Plymouth Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Devonport Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

29 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Alexandra Road, 63 m away.

More stations near PL4 7ED, 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 PL4 7ED?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL4 7ED, 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 PL4 7ED?

16 within 1 km 72 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL4 7ED, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 150 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 400 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 PL4 7ED?

The nearest to the centre of PL4 7ED, 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 PL4 7ED?

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 PL4 7ED?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL4 7ED, 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 PL4 7ED?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL4 7ED, 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 PL4 7ED?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL4 7ED 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 PL4 7ED in a conservation area?

The centre of PL4 7ED 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 PL4 7ED?

Police.uk records 1,033 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL4 7ED in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences365 reports
Anti-social behaviour152 reports
Shoplifting97 reports
Criminal damage and arson94 reports
Other theft90 reports
Public order69 reports

Also: vehicle crime 41, drugs 40, possession of weapons 23, robbery 18, burglary 15, theft from the person 14, bicycle theft 8, other crime 7.

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 PL4 7ED

Ward
Compton
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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