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

PL4 8LZ 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 8LZ 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

- **151 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Plymouth 027B: 121 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **Plymouth, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **No property in PL4 8LZ 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=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 027B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **20 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **90.3% can get gigabit broadband at PL4 8LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL4 8LZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **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=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ
- **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=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mount Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-street-primary-school-e146097) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plymouth High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plymouth-high-school-for-girls-e148369) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 65.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e140726) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fletewood School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fletewood-school-and-nursery-e113594) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Salisbury Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-road-primary-school-e143615) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [ACE Schools Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ace-schools-plymouth-e142835) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Pilgrim Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilgrim-primary-academy-e144188) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plymouth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plymouth-college-e113609) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £152,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £127,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £201,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2023 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £172,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2023 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £252,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Plymouth (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY (500 m); LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR. (740 m); NORTH ROAD WEST MED.CTR. (930 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (410 m); BOOTS (500 m); BOOTS (730 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (890 m); BOOTS (890 m)
- Dental practices: SEVEN TREES CLINIC (120 m); DENTAL ACCESS CENTRE (120 m); FAUCHARD HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); DENTAL AND IMPLANT CENTRE (430 m); SMILE CARE COSMETIC CENTRE (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - North Hill (230 m, Spar); Spar The Reservoir (260 m, Spar); Co-op Regent Street (310 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Plymouth Ebrington Street Local (370 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Mount Gould Plymouth (420 m, Aldi)

## 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 027B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.3** (2025). Plymouth 027B has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,045th 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 027B 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: 2,740** (2021). Plymouth 027B had 2,740 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 381st 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: 50.4%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 027B, 50.4% 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.

## 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: 50.3759, -4.1331

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=-4.1331,50.3759,PL48LZ

## How to cite

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