PL3 postcode area guide — Plymouth

Where is PL3?

Broadband & internet speeds in PL3

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PL3 postcode district (Plymouth) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 684 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96%.

Around 0% of premises in PL3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PL3

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Mobile signal around Plymouth

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Plymouth district (128,631 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PL3

Police recorded 342 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in PL3

Based on 385 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL3 is £245,000, up 1.0% on the previous year (£242,500).

Latest recorded sales in PL3

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Plymouth demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Plymouth district (264,695 residents, 114,557 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PL3

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in PL3

107 rated food businesses operate in PL3. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Achievers Day Nursery, Baxterstorey 5037 BBC Plymouth, Bright Sparks, Burger and Chips, Cafe Indiya.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PL3

From a sample of 261 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PL3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Plymouth

Landlines around PL3 typically use:

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What's it like living in PL3?

Postcodes in PL3

Neighbouring districts

All Plymouth (PL) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.