Efford and Lipson sit close to the city centre of Plymouth, largely residential areas made up of Victorian terraces, inter‑war and post‑war housing. Lipson occupies higher ground and has pockets of green space and local streets with shops and cafes, while Efford contains quieter residential streets and community amenities. The geography gives some parts of the ward pleasant outlooks across the city and towards the waterfront.
Historically the neighbourhoods grew with Plymouth’s industrial and urban expansion and today they have a mixed social and economic profile, with families, long‑term residents and students all represented. There are active local groups and ongoing regeneration efforts aimed at improving housing, facilities and local business, so the area combines a strong community spirit with easy access to the wider city’s services and employment.
Postcode districts covering Efford and Lipson
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 0.5 miles
- Paignton 24 miles
- Newton Abbot 23.9 miles
- Saltash 5.3 miles
- Tavistock 11.1 miles
- Ivybridge 8.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Plymouth Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Compton Ward 0.6 miles
- Sutton and Mount Gould Ward 1.2 miles
- Drake Ward 1.3 miles
- Eggbuckland Ward 1.3 miles
- Plymstock Radford Ward 1.6 miles
- Peverell Ward 1.6 miles
- Moor View Ward 2 miles
- St. Peter and the Waterfront Ward 2.1 miles
- Stoke Ward 2.2 miles
- Plympton St. Mary Ward 2.3 miles
- Ham Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Efford and Lipson
PL3 6RJ, PL3 6BH, PL3 6DS, PL4 7HU, PL4 7LN, PL4 7HD, PL3 6DY, PL4 7LE, PL3 6JX … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 38.9 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 39.2 miles
- Marsh Mills 1.2 miles
- Plymouth Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Efford and Lipson Ad
- The Craft House 4 2.1 miles
- Fox on the Hoe 4 2.2 miles
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 2.6 miles
- Ibis Plymouth 3 1.1 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 4 2.2 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 2 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 1.5 miles
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 3 miles
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 2 miles
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 2 miles
Schools in Efford and Lipson
- High View School Primary
- Laira Green Primary School Primary
- Lipson Co-operative Academy Secondary
- Lipson Vale Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cattewater Estate 1.4 miles
- Home Park Stadium 1.8 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 2.1 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 4.1 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 5.2 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 7.5 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 7.6 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 11 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 12.6 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 14.1 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.1 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 16.4 miles