Devonport sits on the northern edge of Plymouth, historically a separate dockside town once known as Plymouth Dock until its renaming in 1824 and later incorporation into the city. The area is dominated by HMNB Devonport, one of the largest naval bases in Western Europe, and its long maritime and shipbuilding heritage shapes the streets, slipways and waterfront architecture.
Beyond the dockyard, Devonport has a mix of Victorian terraces, pockets of industrial character and green spaces such as Devonport Park, alongside active community-led regeneration, independent shops and cultural initiatives that celebrate the area’s naval past while tackling local social and economic challenges. It’s a neighbourhood where heritage and contemporary community life sit closely together, attracting interest from visitors and locals alike.
Postcode districts covering Devonport
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Saltash 3 miles4.9 km
- Bodmin 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Tavistock 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Ivybridge 11.2 miles18 km
Neighbouring places
- Stoke Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Ham Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. Peter and the Waterfront Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Peverell Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Torpoint Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- St. Budeaux Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Drake Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Honicknowle Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Compton Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Sutton and Mount Gould Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Saltash Essa Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Millbrook Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Devonport
PL2 1NG, PL1 4HF, PL1 4FS, PL2 1BB, PL2 1NT, PL1 4GH, PL1 4BL, PL1 4FR, PL2 2AW … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 36.4 miles58.5 km
- Exeter International Airport 41.5 miles66.7 km
- Dockyard Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Devonport Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
Hotels near Devonport Ad
- The Craft House 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 1.3 miles2 km
- Moxy Plymouth 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Mountbatten Hotel 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 1.9 miles3 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 3.3 miles5.2 km
Schools in Devonport
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary Academy Primary
- Morice Town Primary Academy Primary
- Mount Wise Community Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Home Park Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 2 miles3.3 km
- Antony Estate Estate 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cattewater Estate 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Hingston Down Hill 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 15.4 miles24.9 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 16.3 miles26.2 km