Plymouth mobile coverage Vodafone strongest indoors, 100% vs Three 91% PL postcode area
No network wins Plymouth on overall coverage: all four are within 1 point, but indoors Vodafone reaches 100% of sampled addresses and Three 91%.
Plymouth as a whole
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 1,000 addresses in 52 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Plymouth
Where the networks split most
- PL6 Bickleigh, Buckland Monachorum, Meavy: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 29%.
- PL3 Stoke, Efford, Lipson: indoors EE, O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 82%.
- PL2 Stoke, Peverell, Devonport: indoors EE, Three and Vodafone 100%, O2 92%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 71% in PL6 Bickleigh; 100% in 8 districts |
| O2 | 92% in PL2 Stoke; 100% in 8 districts |
| Three | 29% in PL6 Bickleigh; 100% in 7 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 3 districts nearest the middle (PL1 Stoke, PL3 Stoke, PL4 Drake) against the 3 furthest out (PL5 Bickleigh, PL7 Brixton, PL8 Newton): no network differs by 8 points or more between them.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL1 | Stoke, St Peter, Devonport | 100% on all four | 135 |
| PL2 | Stoke, Peverell, Devonport | O2 92%; the rest 100% | 200 |
| PL3 | Stoke, Efford, Lipson | Three 82%; the rest 100% | 61 |
| PL4 | Drake, Stoke, Efford | 100% on all four | 110 |
| PL5 | Bickleigh, Cornwood, Budshead | 100% on all four | 80 |
| PL6 | Bickleigh, Buckland Monachorum, Meavy | Three 29%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 106 |
| PL7 | Brixton, Bickleigh, Yealmpton | 100% on all four | 129 |
| PL8 | Newton, Brixton, Yealmpton | 100% on all four | 64 |
| PL9 | Brixton, Wembury, Plymstock Radford | 100% on all four | 115 |
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Plymouth (2026): PL1 to PL9 Compared
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