PL4 8DF postcode in Plymouth, England
PL4 8DF 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.
Where PL4 8DF is, and what is near it
- PL4 8DF
- Other postcodes in PL4 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 23 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 50.3733, longitude -4.1326)
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 8DF?
- PlymouthCouncil, for all local services Plymouth: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PL4 8DF Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Devon & CornwallPolice force area
- Plymouth Sutton and DevonportParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Luke Pollard
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 8DF?
Every home and business at PL4 8DF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Plymouth: 94%
Plymouth: 98%
The line marks the figure across Plymouth.
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 8DF?
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 8DF on BinDayBuddySource: 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 8DF 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 8DF.
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 8DF: 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 8DF 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 8DF?
Homes in PL4 8 sold for a typical £172,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 8.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Terraced £245,000 43 sales
- Flat or maisonette £122,000 39 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 postcodeSource: 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 8DF
HM Land Registry records 8 standard sales of homes in PL4 8DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 October 2025. The middle price was £144,750, from £96,000 to £400,000. Across PL4 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £172,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £150,0006A Gascoyne Place
- £97,000Flat 2, 3 Gascoyne Place
- £400,0004 Gascoyne Place
- £96,000Flat 2, 17 Gascoyne Place
- £141,500Flat 4, 19 Gascoyne Place
- £105,000Flat 1, 17 Gascoyne Place
- £148,0006D Gascoyne Place
- £155,000Flat 4, 5 Gascoyne Place
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 8DF
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PL4 8DF. 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 AgencySource: 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 8DF?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around PL4 8DF. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £3,527 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,899.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 210 (26%) | £1,628 |
| Band B | about 220 (27%) | £1,899 |
| Band C | about 90 (11%) | £2,171 |
| Band D | about 140 (17%) | £2,442 |
| Band E | about 130 (16%) | £2,984 |
| Band F | about 30 (4%) | £3,527 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,070 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,884 |
When the homes were built
- 16% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 4% 1945 to 1964
- None 1965 to 1982
- 37% 1983 to 1999
- 42% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 1% 2020 or later
1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019: 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 8DF is in (ONS area E01032657), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 8DF?
The nearest open schools to PL4 8DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 8DF?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PL4 8DF is Plymouth Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.
- Plymouth Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Devonport Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
23 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Gasking Street, 97 m away.
More stations near PL4 8DF, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PL4 8DF?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL4 8DF, 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.
- Friary House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2025 · Phone 01752 663138 300 mWalk
- Wycliffe Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2026 · Phone 01752 229902 850 mWalk
- North Road West Med.ctr. Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01752 662780 1.0 kmWalk
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 8DF?
The nearest charging points to the centre of PL4 8DF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
- Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
- Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 300 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PL4 8DF?
The nearest to the centre of PL4 8DF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Dental Access Centre Phone 01752 434664 250 mWalk
- Plymouth Dental Access Centre Phone 01392 822343 250 mWalk
- Armada Dental Surgery Phone 01752 662986 450 mWalk
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 8DF?
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.
- Livewell Southwest CIC Phone 0845 155 8085 1.3 kmCycle
- Mount Gould Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report May 2025 · Phone 01752 202082 1.5 kmCycle
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 8DF?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PL4 8DF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Clearview Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01752 256980 500 mWalk
- Inglenook House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01752 229448 500 mWalk
- Laburnum Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2022, over 3 years old 500 mWalk
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 8DF?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL4 8DF, 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.
- Day Lewis Pharmacy, 61a Ebrington Street Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01752 663580 150 mWalk
- Boots, Drake Circus Shopping Ctr Mon to Wed 8am to 6:30pm; Thu 8am to 8pm; Fri and Sat 8am to 6:30pm; Sun 10:30am to 4:30pm · Phone 01752 266271 400 mWalk
- Cattedown Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6:15pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01752 427737 800 mWalk
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 8DF?
The nearest vets to the centre of PL4 8DF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Lipson Venterinary Centre 450 mWalk
- Rosehill Vets 2.0 kmCycle
- Elm Veterinary Group 2.2 kmCycle
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 8DF in a conservation area?
The centre of PL4 8DF is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaEbrington Street
- Article 4 direction areaHMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas
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 8DF?
Police.uk records 1,150 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL4 8DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 47, vehicle crime 43, possession of weapons 25, burglary 22, robbery 17, theft from the person 16, other crime 12, bicycle theft 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PL4 8DF
- 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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