PL1 postcode area · Plymouth

The PL1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Plymouth. Area Scores range from 5 to 75 across them. Every full PL1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PL1 district contains both ends of the scale: Plymstock Hooe & Oreston at 75 out of 100 (#1,691 of 6,856 in England) against Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town at 5, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £158,000 in Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town to £300,000 in Plymstock Hooe & Oreston — a 1.9× gap within the PL1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,955a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime164per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied42%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PL1 district

£180,000median home sold over the past year · -1.6% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 286 sales
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced£243,500
Flat£155,000
Plymouth£227,500
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Plymstock Hooe & OrestonPlymouth 1,69175 £300,000
MutleyPlymouth 4,26938 £215,000
Stoke & PennycomequickPlymouth 4,39236 £230,000
Ford & Blockhouse ParkPlymouth 5,27023 £178,000
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton HarbourPlymouth 5,53719 £161,750
Cattedown & Prince RockPlymouth 5,75616 £169,950
StonehousePlymouth 6,2299 £233,000
Victoria ParkPlymouth 6,3258 £189,950
Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice TownPlymouth 6,4835 £158,000

People living in PL1 Census 2021

Residents76,378
Median age (est.)36
Density4,081per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above30%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 21%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 20%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 41%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 37% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PL1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL1 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL1.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.