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
Neighbouring places
- Stoke Ward 0.7 miles
- Ham Ward 1.3 miles
- St. Peter and the Waterfront Ward 1.4 miles
- Peverell Ward 1.5 miles
- Torpoint Built-up area 1.6 miles
- St. Budeaux Ward 1.7 miles
- Drake Ward 1.7 miles
- Honicknowle Ward 2.4 miles
- Compton Ward 2.5 miles
- Sutton and Mount Gould Ward 2.5 miles
- Saltash Essa Ward 2.7 miles
- Millbrook Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Devonport
PL2 2AF, PL2 1RD, PL1 4HN, PL2 2AG, PL2 1LT, PL1 4TD, PL1 4GD, PL2 2AH, PL1 4TN … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 36.4 miles
- Exeter International Airport 41.5 miles
- Dockyard Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Devonport Railway Station 0.2 miles
Hotels near Devonport Ad
- The Craft House 4 1.6 miles
- Fox on the Hoe 4 1.6 miles
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 1.3 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 4 1.3 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 1.6 miles
- Mountbatten Hotel 0.2 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 1.9 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 3.5 miles
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 1.7 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Plymouth 4 1.5 miles
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 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 1.7 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 2 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 2.3 miles
- Cattewater Estate 2.7 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 4.7 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 9.4 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 10.3 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 14.8 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 15.4 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 15.4 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 16.3 miles