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

PL2 1QZ 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 1QZ 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

- **76 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Plymouth 026A: 166 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **Dockyard (Devonport), 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **No property in PL2 1QZ 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=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 026A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL2 1QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at PL2 1QZ**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **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=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Morice Town Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morice-town-primary-academy-e143892) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [UTC Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-plymouth-e146560) | Secondary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 31.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [College Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/college-road-primary-school-e113276) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marlborough Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlborough-primary-academy-e143891) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Drake Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drake-primary-academy-e144385) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e140764) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stoke Damerel Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoke-damerel-primary-academy-e144843) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £182,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dockyard (Devonport) (310 m, 4 minutes on foot); Devonport (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST. LEVAN SURGERY (390 m); STOKE SURGERY (930 m)
- Pharmacies: ST LEVAN PHARMACY (390 m); MARLBOROUGH STREET PHARMACY (770 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Albert Road - Devonport (410 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Devonport (730 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Devonport Marlborough St (760 m, Morrisons); Spar St Georges Terrace (830 m, Spar); Co-op Stoke Village (990 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 026A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 57.5** (2025). Plymouth 026A has a deprivation score of 57.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,261st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 026A was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,411** (2021). Plymouth 026A had 1,411 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,692nd 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 026A, 99.5% 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: 50.3807, -4.1796

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=-4.1796,50.3807,PL21QZ

## How to cite

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