Postcode PL2 1JW (Plymouth)

Map showing PL2 1JW and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL2 1JW is located in Plymouth It was introduced in September 1991 and is an active postcode. PL2 1JW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL2 1JW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.3 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 PL2 1JW as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to PL2 1JW is Fremantle Gardens which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St Vincent Street and is 70 m away. The closest railway station is Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station, 218 m away.

The closest primary school to PL2 1JW (for ages 11 and under) is College Road Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 6, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Stoke Damerel Community College. The last OFSTED inspection on March 8, 2018 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of PL2 1JW is Wheelers Food Bar and is 1.77 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 28, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from A Farm Pizza and is 1.78 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 124.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.3% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PL2 1JW is covered by the Devon & Cornwall police force association and Plymouth Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to PL2 1JW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL2 1JW, and the approximate distance away.

Fremantle Gardens 16 m
Fairfax Terrace 65 m
Fremantle Place 81 m
Phillimore Street 93 m
St Vincent Street 100 m
Hornby Street 104 m
Camperdown Street 116 m
Hargood Terrace 118 m
Ronald Terrace 121 m
Alexandra Terrace 157 m
Anson Place 162 m
Pasley Street 163 m
St Mawes Terrace 171 m
Ryder Road 181 m
Harrison Street 181 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL2 1JW

Introduction September 1991
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from PL2 1JW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
College Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
165 m
Morice Town Primary Academy Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
396 m
Ford Primary School 505 m
UTC Plymouth 640 m
Drake Primary Academy Good
(September 29, 2021)
712 m
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Good
(November 29, 2018)
812 m
Stoke Damerel Primary School Good
(September 22, 2021)
891 m
Stoke Damerel Community College Requires improvement
(March 8, 2018)
1.04 km
Scott Medical and Healthcare College Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.04 km
Marlborough Primary Academy Requires improvement
(December 11, 2019)
1.12 km
City College Plymouth Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.13 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 13, 2016)
1.23 km
Devonport High School for Boys 1.32 km
Stuart Road Primary School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.37 km
Mayflower Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2016)
1.5 km
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Good
(April 3, 2019)
1.53 km
High Street Primary Academy Serious Weaknesses
(November 13, 2019)
1.69 km
Mount Wise Community Primary School 1.73 km
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.74 km
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.87 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL2 1JW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
1.76 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
1.76 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
1.77 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
1.77 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
1.77 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
1.77 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
1.77 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
1.77 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
1.77 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
1.78 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
1.78 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
1.8 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
1.8 km
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 1, 2015
1.91 km
Torpoint Band Hut Playschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 16, 2015
1.91 km
Udal Garth Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
1.92 km
Cafe Abundance Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 26, 2018
1.95 km
Torpoint Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
1.95 km
Kilby's At Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
2.04 km
Top Shop Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
2.06 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL2 1JW - Data from Apr 2022

St Vincent Street Bus Stop/Station 70 m
St Levan Inn Bus Stop/Station 72 m
Victoria Place St Vincent Street Bus Stop/Station 75 m
Camperdown Street Bus Stop/Station 84 m
Camperdown Street Bus Stop/Station 91 m
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station Rail 218 m
Devonport Rail Station Rail 568 m
Keyham Rail Station Rail 885 m
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.1 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.1 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.11 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 6.27 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL2 1JW - Data from Dec 2021

Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Gravesend Hard Wetland 1.64 km
Yonderberry Point Wetland 1.71 km
Gravesend Point Wetland 1.73 km
Blackie Woods Pond Inland Water 1.77 km
Barne Brake Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Pato Point Wetland 2.27 km
The Cove Bay 2.41 km
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.51 km
Kinterbury Point Wetland 2.61 km
Firestone Bay Beach 2.63 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.64 km
Culver Cove Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Cove Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL2 1JW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79 Mbps 124.4 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15 1.3
30-300 Mbps 3.7% 94.4 14.6
300+ Mbps 96.3% 460 36

Gas Consumption

11 meters consuming 95,470 kWh - mean 8,679 kWh : median 8,471 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 129,611 kWh - mean 4,800 kWh : median 3,089 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL2 1JW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.38328400
Longitude -4.17340300
OS Easting 245579
OS Northing 0055969
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
8723
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Electoral Ward Stoke
Local Authority District Plymouth
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Heart of the South West
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Devon and Cornwall

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000026
Travel To Work Area Plymouth

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Plymouth Teaching
Cancer Alliance Peninsula
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Devon
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Devon CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047921
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 020
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 020C
Output Area / Small Area 5A3