St. Peter and the Waterfront sits at the heart of Plymouth, hugging the waterfront around Plymouth Sound and Sutton Harbour. It includes the cobbled streets of the Barbican with its surviving historic buildings and the celebrated Mayflower Steps, so maritime history and striking harbour views are constant features of the area.
The neighbourhood is a mix of tourism, leisure and residential life: independent shops, galleries and seafood restaurants sit alongside newer flats and converted naval buildings like the Royal William Yard. Ongoing regeneration and regular maritime festivals keep the place lively, while the social mix ranges from long‑standing local families to young professionals drawn by the waterfront lifestyle.
Postcode districts covering St. Peter and the Waterfront
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Drake Ward 0.8 miles
- Stoke Ward 0.9 miles
- Sutton and Mount Gould Ward 1.2 miles
- Devonport Ward 1.4 miles
- Peverell Ward 1.5 miles
- Compton Ward 1.9 miles
- Plymstock Radford Ward 1.9 miles
- Ham Ward 2 miles
- Efford and Lipson Ward 2.1 miles
- Plymouth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Eggbuckland Ward 2.6 miles
- St. Budeaux Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in St. Peter and the Waterfront
PL1 2AD, PL1 1DJ, PL1 2QG, PL1 5BZ, PL1 9ST, PL1 5DS, PL1 3LU, PL1 3QR, PL1 5HA … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 37.7 miles
- Exeter International Airport 40.9 miles
- Plymouth Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Devonport Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels in St. Peter and the Waterfront Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4
- Copthorne Hotel Plymouth 4
- Moxy Plymouth 3.5
- The New Continental Hotel 3
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4
- The Invicta Hotel 4
- Duke Of Cornwall Hotel 3
- The Craft House 4
- OYO Plymouth Central Hotel
Schools in St. Peter and the Waterfront
- High Street Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Pilgrim Primary Academy Primary
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School Primary
- St George's C of E Primary Academy Primary
- St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
- The Cathedral School of St Mary Primary
Local points of interest
- Sensory Garden Gardens 0.3 miles
- Home Park Stadium 1.4 miles
- Cattewater Estate 1.4 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 2 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 3.7 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 5.7 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 7.9 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 11.4 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 13.4 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 14.8 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 16.5 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 16.5 miles