# PL2 1QJ: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL2 1QJ 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 PL2 1QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl2) › [PL2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Plymouth 020D: 118 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **Dockyard (Devonport), 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **No property in PL2 1QJ 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=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 020D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL2 1QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL2 1QJ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ford-primary-school-e145652) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [College Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/college-road-primary-school-e113276) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keyham-barton-catholic-primary-school-e140730) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Drake Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drake-primary-academy-e144385) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ham-drive-nursery-school-and-day-care-e113051) | Nursery | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Mayflower Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayflower-academy-e139710) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Scott Medical and Healthcare College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scott-medical-and-healthcare-college-e144760) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stoke Damerel Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoke-damerel-community-college-e136626) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £153,800 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £176,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £142,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £247,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £228,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2023 | £163,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £243,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dockyard (Devonport) (860 m, 11 minutes on foot); Keyham (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST NEOTS SURGERY (490 m); ST. LEVAN SURGERY (810 m); STOKE SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (290 m); MILEHOUSE PHARMACY (720 m); WELL (750 m); ST LEVAN PHARMACY (810 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: ORCHARD DENTAL PRACTICE (110 m); SCOTT HOSPITAL (520 m); MILEHOUSE DENTAL CARE (630 m); MILEHOUSE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Ford Plymouth (120 m, Lidl); Co-op Wolseley Road (130 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar St Georges Terrace (520 m, Spar); Tesco Plymouth Wolseley Rd Express (520 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily North Prospect (560 m, Morrisons)

## 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 020D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.9** (2025). Plymouth 020D has a deprivation score of 28.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,809th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 020D was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,818** (2021). Plymouth 020D had 1,818 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,339th most 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 020D, 97.2% 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.

## PL2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL2 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,627** (2021). PL2 had 32,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 769th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PL2 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In PL2, 97.2% 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: 50.3879, -4.1678

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=-4.1678,50.3879,PL21QJ

## How to cite

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