The postcode PL17 8BG is located in Cornwall It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL17 8BG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
PL17 8BG is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of PL17 8BG as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.
The closest road name to PL17 8BG is Maneley Way which is centered 154 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Old Chapel House and is 146 m away. The closest railway station is Gunnislake Rail Station, 3.08 km away.
The closest primary school to PL17 8BG (for ages 11 and under) is Harrowbarrow School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on February 27, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Callington Community College. The last OFSTED inspection on September 25, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement
The local pub for residents of PL17 8BG is The Cross House Inn and is 329 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 15, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Feast - From The Heart Of The Old Chapel and is 2.59 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 5, 2022.
Residents reported an average download speed of 101.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 29.4% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 70.6% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 29.4% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for PL17 8BG is covered by the Devon & Cornwall police force association and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to PL17 8BG and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to PL17 8BG, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode PL17 8BG
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from PL17 8BG - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrowbarrow School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (February 27, 2020) | 329 m |
| St Dominic CofE Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 2.49 km | |
| Delaware Primary Academy | Academy | 2-11 | Good (September 26, 2018) | 2.61 km |
| Callington Community College | Academy | 11-18 | Requires improvement (September 25, 2019) | 3.61 km |
| Gunnislake Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (May 2, 2018) | 3.66 km |
| The Lowen School | Special school | 7-18 | 3.68 km | |
| Callington Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 8, 2017) | 3.81 km |
| Quay View School | Special school | 7-19 | Requires improvement (June 14, 2018) | 4.19 km |
| Calstock Community Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 27, 2022) | 4.2 km |
| St Mellion Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 4.57 km | |
| Bere Alston Primary Academy | Academy | 2-11 | 5.52 km | |
| Gulworthy Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 23, 2012) | 5.66 km |
| Stoke Climsland School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (June 7, 2017) | 5.99 km |
| Landulph School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 6, 2016) | 8.02 km |
| Tavistock College | Academy | 11-18 | 8.43 km | |
| Lamerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 28, 2017) | 8.56 km |
| Tavistock Primary & Nursery School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (November 13, 2019) | 8.69 km |
| Milton Abbot School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (September 19, 2018) | 9.01 km |
| Whitchurch Community Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 13, 2020) | 9.34 km |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (April 20, 2017) | 9.39 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL17 8BG - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrowbarrow And Metherell Village Hall | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 17, 2020 | 329 m | |
| Harrowbarrow School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 3, 2018 | 329 m | |
| The Cross House Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 15, 2017 | 329 m | |
| Landmark Speciality Coffee Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 17, 2019 | 433 m | |
| Lil Pizza Heaven | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 14, 2021 | 1.24 km | |
| Carpenters Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 30, 2018 | 1.31 km | |
| Tamar Valley Donkey Park | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 8, 2015 | 1.44 km | |
| The Honicombe Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 19, 2019 | 1.44 km | |
| The Rifle Volunteer | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 17, 2021 | 1.75 km | |
| Louis Tea Rooms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 19, 2021 | 1.97 km | |
| The Barn Dupath Farm | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 21, 2015 | 2.16 km | |
| St Dominic VA School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 21, 2018 | 2.49 km | |
| Trehill Farm | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 8, 2018 | 2.55 km | |
| Feast - From The Heart Of The Old Chapel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 5, 2022 | 2.59 km | |
| The Queens Head | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 25, 2019 | 2.61 km | |
| Delaware CP School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 13, 2019 | 2.61 km | |
| Delaware Pre-School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 7, 2018 | 2.61 km | |
| White Hart Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good December 12, 2019 | 2.7 km | |
| Delaware Outdoor Education Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 14, 2017 | 2.74 km | |
| Who'd Have Thought It | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2021 | 2.86 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL17 8BG - Data from Apr 2022
| Old Chapel House | 146 m | |
| Rising Sun Nurseries | 219 m | |
| Tregarthen | 280 m | |
| Tregarthen | 282 m | |
| Rising Sun | 389 m | |
| Gunnislake Rail Station | 3.08 km | |
| Calstock Rail Station | 3.88 km | |
| Bere Alston Rail Station | 4.99 km | |
| Plymouth City Airport | 14.35 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL17 8BG - Data from Dec 2021
| Wheal Brothers Wood | 713 m | |
| Silver Valley | Valley | 1.58 km |
| Timber Wood | 1.72 km | |
| Nanie Rowe's Wood | 1.82 km | |
| Comfort Wood | 2.08 km | |
| Greenhill | 2.32 km | |
| Coxpark Plantation | 2.48 km | |
| Gray's Plantation | 2.54 km | |
| Kit Hill | 2.6 km | |
| Greenscoombe Wood | 2.81 km | |
| Cotehele Wood | 2.9 km | |
| Bohetherick Wood | 3.29 km | |
| Viverdon Plantation | 3.32 km | |
| Solomons Plantation | 3.37 km | |
| Clitters Wood | 3.43 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL17 8BG - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 19.1 Mbps | 101.5 Mbps | 1000 Mbps |
| Upload | 4.3 Mbps | 13.1 Mbps | 115 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 6 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 29.4% | 70.6% | 20.1 | 3.7 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 41.2% | 70.6% | 31 | 7 |
| 300+ Mbps | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1000 | 115 |
Energy usage data for PL17 8BG - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 50.50829000 |
| Longitude | -4.26102900 |
| OS Easting | 239773 |
| OS Northing | 0070053 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Devon & Cornwall |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
South East Cornwall |
| Electoral Ward | Calstock |
| Local Authority District | Cornwall |
| Region / Government Office Region | South West |
| European Electoral Region | South West |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Devon and Cornwall |
| International Territorial Level Code | E06000052 |
| Travel To Work Area | Liskeard |
| NHS England Region | South West |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Cancer Alliance | Peninsula |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South West |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Partnership |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Kernow CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Rural tenants Subgroup: Rural life |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural village |
| Built-Up Area | Gunnislake BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Harrowbarrow BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33048356 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Cornwall 010 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Cornwall 010A |
| Output Area / Small Area | 1B1 |