# PL9 9SQ: area report for a postcode in Plymouth

PL9 9SQ 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 9SQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) › [PL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl9) › [PL9 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl9-9)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 80% on July. Plymouth 031D: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **Plymouth, 2.9 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **No property in PL9 9SQ 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=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Plymouth 031D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **£223,161 average price**: For the whole of Plymouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL9 9SQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL9 9SQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **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=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hooe Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hooe-primary-academy-e139299) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oreston Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oreston-community-academy-e136380) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prince Rock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prince-rock-primary-school-e143476) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 80% 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 | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 64% 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 | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £635,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PHL PHARMA (910 m)

## 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 031D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Plymouth 031D has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £302,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Plymouth 031D was £302,500 in 2025. Joint 15,261st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,884** (2021). Plymouth 031D had 1,884 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,582nd 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: 88.3%** (January 2026). In Plymouth 031D, 88.3% 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: 50.3561, -4.1201

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), 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=-4.1201,50.3561,PL99SQ

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