# PL9 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL9 8HQ 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 PL9 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl9) › [PL9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Plymouth 030B: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **Plymouth, 5.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **No property in PL9 8HQ 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=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 030B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **£223,229 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL9 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL9 8HQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **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=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ
- **5.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elburton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elburton-primary-school-e138310) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coombe Dean School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coombe-dean-school-e136558) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sherford Vale School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherford-vale-school-and-nursery-e145907) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goosewell Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goosewell-primary-academy-e143826) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plymstock School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plymstock-school-e136568) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pomphlett Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pomphlett-primary-school-e143893) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £121,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £193,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SPRINGFIELD PHARMACY (130 m)
- Dental practices: ELBURTON DENTAL (130 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Elburton (110 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Plymouth - Wembury Road PFS Express (990 m, Asda)

## 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 030B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.6** (2025). Plymouth 030B has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,816th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 030B was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,454** (2021). Plymouth 030B had 1,454 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,786th 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 030B, 97.8% 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.

## PL9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL9 was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 1,042nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,500** (2021). PL9 had 30,500 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 894th 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 PL9 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In PL9, 88.9% 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: 50.3582, -4.0671

Council: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-devon): Rebecca Smith (Conservative), 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=-4.0671,50.3582,PL98HQ

## How to cite

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