# PL1 3NJ: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL1 3NJ is a postcode in Plymouth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Plymouth. Open the map at PL1 3NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl1) › [PL1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **155 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Plymouth 034C: 300 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **Plymouth, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **No property in PL1 3NJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 034C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL1 3NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL1 3NJ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millbay Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbay-academy-e147905) | Secondary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cof-e-va-primary-school-e113417) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e148403) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chapel Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-bridge-school-e149593) | Special | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [High Street Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-street-primary-academy-e143827) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cathedral School of St Mary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cathedral-school-of-st-mary-e140785) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-academy-e139954) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pilgrim Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilgrim-primary-academy-e144188) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £98,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £162,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2023 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £312,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY (320 m); WEST HOE SURGERY (490 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (330 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (390 m); KING STREET PHARMACY (540 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (830 m); BOOTS (830 m)
- Dental practices: THE CRESCENT SPECIALIST DENTAL CENTRE (480 m); STONEHOUSE DENTAL CENTRE (590 m); DENTAL SURGERY (660 m); CLARK HOUSE DENTAL SURGERIES LTD (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Plymouth (220 m, Aldi); Lidl Central Plymouth Plymouth (470 m, Lidl); Tesco Notte St Express (860 m, Tesco); Iceland Plymouth (920 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Plymouth (930 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £223,161** (July 2026). Plymouth’s average house price was £223,161 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,186** (2025). Full-time workers living in Plymouth earned a median of £35,186 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 69th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Plymouth costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 117th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Plymouth has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Plymouth 034C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Plymouth 034C has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 034C was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 10,961st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,457** (2021). Plymouth 034C had 1,457 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,937th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.1%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 034C, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PL1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL1 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,994** (2021). PL1 had 26,994 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,078th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in PL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.7%** (January 2026). In PL1, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth)
- Centre: 50.3680, -4.1538

Council: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Plymouth Sutton and Devonport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/plymouth-sutton-and-devonport): Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.1538,50.3680,PL13NJ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl1-3nj