# PL4 8FF: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL4 8FF 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 PL4 8FF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl4) › [PL4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **203 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 28% on July. Plymouth 023D: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **Plymouth, 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **No property in PL4 8FF 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=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 023D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **£223,229 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL4 8FF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL4 8FF**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plymouth High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plymouth-high-school-for-girls-e148369) | Secondary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 65.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Mount Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-street-primary-school-e146097) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fletewood School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fletewood-school-and-nursery-e113594) | Independent | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Plymouth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plymouth-college-e113609) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hyde Park Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hyde-park-infants-school-e150037) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Hyde Park Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hyde-park-junior-school-e146710) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Salisbury Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-road-primary-school-e143615) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e140726) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| January 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2024 | £188,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £253,580 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £192,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £135,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Plymouth (730 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR. (360 m); FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY (840 m); NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR. (1 km)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (330 m); HYDE PARK PHARMACY (750 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (800 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL AND IMPLANT CENTRE (30 m); SMILE CARE COSMETIC CENTRE (30 m); FAUCHARD HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); JOHN MOORE DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (260 m); SEVEN TREES CLINIC (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Plymouth Mutley Plain Local (140 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Mount Gould Plymouth (150 m, Aldi); Spar - North Hill (340 m, Spar); Spar The Reservoir (360 m, Spar); Co-op Mutley Plain (370 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 023D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Plymouth 023D has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,569th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,817** (2021). Plymouth 023D had 1,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,365th 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: 81.7%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 023D, 81.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Plymouth 023D, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## PL4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £197,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL4 was £197,750 in 2025. 361st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,775** (2021). PL4 had 35,775 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 604th 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: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in PL4 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: 88.6%** (January 2026). In PL4, 88.6% 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: 50.3795, -4.1333

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=-4.1333,50.3795,PL48FF

## How to cite

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