The postcode PL17 8DD is located in Cornwall It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL17 8DD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
PL17 8DD 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 8DD as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.
The closest road name to PL17 8DD is Nicholas Meadow which is centered 331 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Telephone Box and is 160 m away. The closest railway station is Gunnislake Rail Station, 2.09 km away.
The closest primary school to PL17 8DD (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 8DD is Carpenters Arms and is 477 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on November 30, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Feast - From The Heart Of The Old Chapel and is 1.56 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 5, 2022.
Residents reported an average download speed of 171.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 25.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 90.9% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 90.9% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 9.1% of residents have broadband access of 5-10 Mbps.
Policing for PL17 8DD 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 8DD and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to PL17 8DD, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode PL17 8DD
| 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 8DD - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrowbarrow School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (February 27, 2020) | 937 m |
| Delaware Primary Academy | Academy | 2-11 | Good (September 26, 2018) | 1.64 km |
| St Dominic CofE Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 2.19 km | |
| Gunnislake Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (May 2, 2018) | 2.81 km |
| The Lowen School | Special school | 7-18 | 2.93 km | |
| Calstock Community Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 27, 2022) | 3 km |
| Quay View School | Special school | 7-19 | Requires improvement (June 14, 2018) | 3.12 km |
| Bere Alston Primary Academy | Academy | 2-11 | 4.42 km | |
| St Mellion Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 4.72 km | |
| Callington Community College | Academy | 11-18 | Requires improvement (September 25, 2019) | 4.79 km |
| Gulworthy Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 23, 2012) | 4.82 km |
| Callington Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 8, 2017) | 4.95 km |
| Stoke Climsland School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (June 7, 2017) | 6.98 km |
| Tavistock College | Academy | 11-18 | 7.49 km | |
| Landulph School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 6, 2016) | 7.51 km |
| Tavistock Primary & Nursery School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (November 13, 2019) | 7.77 km |
| Lamerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 28, 2017) | 8.14 km |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (April 20, 2017) | 8.18 km |
| Whitchurch Community Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 13, 2020) | 8.32 km |
| St Rumon's Church of England (VC) Infants School | Academy | 5-7 | 8.78 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL17 8DD - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lil Pizza Heaven | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 14, 2021 | 149 m | |
| Carpenters Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 30, 2018 | 477 m | |
| The Honicombe Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 19, 2019 | 610 m | |
| Harrowbarrow And Metherell Village Hall | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 17, 2020 | 937 m | |
| Harrowbarrow School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 3, 2018 | 937 m | |
| The Cross House Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 15, 2017 | 937 m | |
| Tamar Valley Donkey Park | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 8, 2015 | 1.11 km | |
| The Rifle Volunteer | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 17, 2021 | 1.2 km | |
| Landmark Speciality Coffee Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 17, 2019 | 1.21 km | |
| The Queens Head | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 25, 2019 | 1.53 km | |
| Feast - From The Heart Of The Old Chapel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 5, 2022 | 1.56 km | |
| Delaware CP School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 13, 2019 | 1.64 km | |
| Delaware Pre-School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 7, 2018 | 1.64 km | |
| Delaware Outdoor Education Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 14, 2017 | 1.78 km | |
| The Barn Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 28, 2017 | 1.82 km | |
| The Edgcumbe | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 8, 2017 | 1.82 km | |
| Co-op | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 14, 2021 | 1.97 km | |
| Dave's Chip Stop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2017 | 1.97 km | |
| St Dominic VA School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 21, 2018 | 2.19 km | |
| Who'd Have Thought It | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2021 | 2.32 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL17 8DD - Data from Apr 2022
| Telephone Box | 160 m | |
| Telephone Box | 166 m | |
| Cross House Inn | 321 m | |
| Cross House Inn | 335 m | |
| Letter Box Cottage | 392 m | |
| Gunnislake Rail Station | 2.09 km | |
| Calstock Rail Station | 2.68 km | |
| Bere Alston Rail Station | 3.87 km | |
| Plymouth City Airport | 13.33 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL17 8DD - Data from Dec 2021
| Comfort Wood | 1.22 km | |
| Nanie Rowe's Wood | 1.51 km | |
| Timber Wood | 1.59 km | |
| Greenhill | 1.75 km | |
| Gray's Plantation | 1.89 km | |
| Wheal Brothers Wood | 1.92 km | |
| Cotehele Wood | 1.93 km | |
| Bohetherick Wood | 2.32 km | |
| Ward Plantation | 2.39 km | |
| Whimple Wood | 2.56 km | |
| Coxpark Plantation | 2.66 km | |
| Silver Valley | Valley | 2.79 km |
| Hare Wood | 2.85 km | |
| Clitters Wood | 2.86 km | |
| Buttspill Wood | 3.14 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL17 8DD - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 67.5 Mbps | 171.2 Mbps | 550 Mbps |
| Upload | 15 Mbps | 25.9 Mbps | 75 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 9.1% | 90.9% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 90.9% | 16.8 | 2.3 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 90.9% | 71.7 | 16.7 |
| 300+ Mbps | 90.9% | 90.9% | 476.7 | 66.7 |
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 50.50624700 |
| Longitude | -4.24427800 |
| OS Easting | 240956 |
| OS Northing | 0069791 |
| 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings |
| 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 |