# PL3 4BD: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL3 4BD 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 PL3 4BD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl3) › [PL3 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl3-4)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 66% on July. Plymouth 024B: 149 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **Devonport, 880 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **No property in PL3 4BD 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=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **£223,229 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL3 4BD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **Low road and rail noise at PL3 4BD**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **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=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stoke Damerel Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoke-damerel-community-college-e136626) | Secondary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Scott Medical and Healthcare College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scott-medical-and-healthcare-college-e144760) | Secondary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stuart Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stuart-road-primary-academy-e144844) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stoke Damerel Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoke-damerel-primary-academy-e144843) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Devonport High School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonport-high-school-for-boys-e136496) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 65.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ford-primary-school-e145652) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City College Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-college-plymouth-e130649) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chapel Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-bridge-school-e149593) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £93,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £168,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| January 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2023 | £890,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2026 | £298,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Devonport (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STOKE SURGERY (600 m); ST NEOTS SURGERY (750 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (450 m); MILEHOUSE PHARMACY (510 m); WELL (730 m)
- Dental practices: MILEHOUSE DENTAL CARE (360 m); MILEHOUSE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (390 m); ORCHARD DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stoke Village (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Wilton Street (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Plymouth Wolseley Rd Express (660 m, Tesco); Spar St Georges Terrace (710 m, Spar); Co-op Wolseley Road (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £223,229** (August 2026). Plymouth’s average house price was £223,229 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.2** (2025). Plymouth 024B has a deprivation score of 40.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,516th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £174,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 024B was £174,750 in 2025. Joint 4,213th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,557** (2021). Plymouth 024B had 1,557 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,384th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 024B, 99.7% 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.

## PL3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL3 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,311** (2021). PL3 had 30,311 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 908th 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: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in PL3 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In PL3, 98.0% 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: 50.3813, -4.1591

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), August 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=-4.1591,50.3813,PL34BD

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl3-4bd