UK Property Check

UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/pl

House prices in the PL postcode area, Plymouth

Homes in the PL postcode area sold for a median of £250,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 15,535 standard sales.

That is 19% below the £310,000 median for the South West, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£250,50015,535 standard sales
Middle half of prices£190,000 to £345,000
Change since 2016+39%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was PL28 (Padstow), at £480,000, and the cheapest was PL1 (mostly St Peter and the Waterfront ward), at £182,000. The dearest median is 2.6 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were PL8 (mostly Newton & Yealmpton ward) and PL23 (Fowey), and the next cheapest PL5 (Plymouth) and PL4 (Plymouth).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the PL area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the PL area, by number of sales: Plymouth (9 districts), St Austell (PL25, PL26), Ivybridge (PL21), Bodmin (PL30, PL31), Liskeard (PL14), Saltash (PL12), Launceston (PL15), Tavistock (PL19), Wadebridge (PL27), Torpoint (PL10, PL11), Callington (PL17), Looe (PL13), and 12 more.

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. PL28Padstow, 128 sales£480,000Too few
  2. PL8Plymouth, 154 sales£462,500Too few
  3. PL23Fowey, 136 sales£437,000Too few
  4. PL30Bodmin, 232 sales£357,500−3%
  5. PL27Wadebridge, 412 sales£350,000−4%
  6. PL21Ivybridge, 664 sales£312,500+4%
  7. PL20Yelverton, 281 sales£310,000+9%
  8. PL9Plymouth, 1,201 sales£309,000+1%
  9. PL22Lostwithiel, 112 sales£295,000Too few
  10. PL13Looe, 296 sales£292,500+11%
  11. PL19Tavistock, 524 sales£290,000+1%
  12. PL12Saltash, 653 sales£275,000+4%
  13. PL17Callington, 299 sales£275,000−3%
  14. PL18Gunnislake, 168 sales£271,000Too few
  15. PL26St Austell, 680 sales£265,000+8%
  16. PL7Plymouth, 962 sales£260,000+2%
  17. PL25St Austell, 774 sales£257,500−7%
  18. PL3Plymouth, 862 sales£255,000+6%
  19. PL15Launceston, 524 sales£255,000−3%
  20. PL32Camelford, 100 sales£249,500Too few
  21. PL14Liskeard, 658 sales£240,000−4%
  22. PL6Plymouth, 1,124 sales£235,500+2%
  23. PL11Torpoint, 300 sales£235,0000%
  24. PL24Par, 287 sales£230,0000%
  25. PL31Bodmin, 429 sales£230,000+2%
  26. PL2Plymouth, 881 sales£200,000−1%
  27. PL4Plymouth, 788 sales£195,000+5%
  28. PL5Plymouth, 984 sales£195,000+4%
  29. PL1Plymouth, 619 sales£182,000+3%

Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: PL10 £300k (91 sales), PL16 £308k (42 sales), PL29 £423k (30 sales), PL33 £250k (55 sales), PL34 £370k (49 sales), PL35 £325k (36 sales).

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in PL13 (Looe), up 11%, and fell most in PL25 (St Austell), down 7%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers (PL8, £795,000), Court Road, Newton Ferrers (PL8, £750,000) and Kingswood View, Trewhiddle (PL26, detached houses, £602,500).

The cheapest were Regent Street, Plymouth (PL4, flats, £58,000), Ford Park, Plymouth (PL4, flats, £91,500) and Northesk Street, Plymouth (PL2, £115,000).

Neighbouring postcode areas include TR (Truro), EX (Exeter) and TQ (Torquay).

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the PL area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached4,300£394,000£315,000 to £505,000£3,524/m²from 172 sales
Semi-detached4,072£260,000£215,000 to £308,000£3,113/m²from 167 sales
Terraced5,229£215,000£180,000 to £260,000£2,525/m²from 158 sales
Flats and maisonettes1,934£140,000£110,000 to £183,000£2,717/m²from 41 sales

Terraced houses were the most common type sold in the PL area, at 34% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 28%.

Measured by floor area, homes in the PL area sold for a median of £2,994 per m², 17% below the £3,587 across the South West as a whole.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 39%, from £181,000 in 2016 to £252,000 in 2025, more than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

Council areas in the PL postcode area

Within PL, the median ran from £225,000 in Plymouth to £335,000 in South Hams, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the PL area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in PLMedian in PLWhole council area
Plymouth6,952£225,000£225,000
Cornwall6,435£270,000£287,500
South Hams1,287£335,000£360,000
West Devon843£295,000£295,000
1 other council area18Too fewNot shown

About these figures

The PL figures come from 15,535 standard sales in 35 postcode districts across 5 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was PL9 (Plymouth), with 1,201 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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