Postcode PL2 2BN (Plymouth)

Map showing PL2 2BN and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL2 2BN is located in Plymouth It was introduced in April 1985 and is an active postcode. PL2 2BN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL2 2BN is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.1 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 2BN as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to PL2 2BN is Maunsell Close which is centered 54 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Carolina Gardens and is 143 m away. The closest railway station is Keyham Rail Station, 640 m away.

The closest primary school to PL2 2BN (for ages 11 and under) is Weston Mill Community Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 3, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Marine Academy Plymouth.

The local pub for residents of PL2 2BN is Wheelers Food Bar and is 2.57 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 2.56 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 59.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 4.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 25% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 25% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 75% of residents have broadband access of 5-10 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PL2 2BN 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 2BN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL2 2BN, and the approximate distance away.

Maunsell Close 54 m
Wordsworth Road 84 m
Grassendale Avenue 85 m
Carolina Gardens 91 m
Bulleid Close 98 m
Drummond Close 122 m
Wyatt Avenue 122 m
Wordsworth Crescent 137 m
Maine Gardens 139 m
Ferndale Road 150 m
Erith Avenue 178 m
Westcountry Close 185 m
Ainslie Terrace 189 m
Ash Grove 220 m
Vixen Way 221 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL2 2BN

Introduction April 1985
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 2BN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Good
(April 3, 2019)
435 m
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Good
(November 29, 2018)
504 m
Mayflower Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2016)
559 m
Drake Primary Academy Good
(September 29, 2021)
740 m
Ford Primary School 858 m
College Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
1.04 km
Victoria Road Primary 1.33 km
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.37 km
Marine Academy Primary Outstanding
(June 3, 2015)
1.38 km
Marine Academy Plymouth 1.38 km
Morice Town Primary Academy Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.41 km
Riverside Community Primary School Good
(October 10, 2017)
1.44 km
All Saints Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.46 km
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.51 km
Pennycross Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.55 km
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(March 22, 2017)
1.59 km
Mount Tamar School Special Measures
(November 26, 2021)
1.63 km
Stoke Damerel Community College Requires improvement
(March 8, 2018)
1.7 km
Scott Medical and Healthcare College Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.7 km
UTC Plymouth 1.8 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL2 2BN - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
2.56 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
2.56 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
2.56 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
2.56 km
Torpoint Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
2.56 km
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
2.57 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
2.57 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
2.57 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
2.57 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
2.57 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
2.57 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
2.57 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
2.6 km
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 1, 2015
2.6 km
Torpoint Band Hut Playschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 16, 2015
2.6 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
2.63 km
Udal Garth Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
2.66 km
Top Shop Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
2.69 km
Cafe Abundance Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 26, 2018
2.73 km
The Wilcove Inn Antony Hospitality Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 7, 2019
2.74 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL2 2BN - Data from Apr 2022

Carolina Gardens Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Weston Mill Cemetery Bus Stop/Station 174 m
Saltash Road Bus Stop/Station 175 m
Camels Head Post Office Bus Stop/Station 196 m
Second Avenue Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Keyham Rail Station Rail 640 m
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station Rail 1.28 km
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station Rail 1.3 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.12 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.12 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.12 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 5.49 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL2 2BN - Data from Dec 2021

Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 262 m
Blackie Woods Pond Inland Water 914 m
Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 928 m
Barne Brake Woodland Or Forest 960 m
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.36 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.51 km
Ernesettle Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Yonderberry Point Wetland 2.17 km
Kinterbury Point Wetland 2.19 km
Kiln Bay Bay 2.25 km
Gravesend Hard Wetland 2.33 km
Bull Point Wetland 2.34 km
The Cove Bay 2.38 km
Pato Point Wetland 2.39 km
Gravesend Point Wetland 2.4 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL2 2BN - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 10.9 Mbps 59.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 1 Mbps 4.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.6 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 75% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 12 0.9
30-300 Mbps 0% 107 10
300+ Mbps 25% 593 39

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 129,401 kWh - mean 8,088 kWh : median 7,191 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 41,991 kWh - mean 2,624 kWh : median 2,630 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL2 2BN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.39380600
Longitude -4.17301200
OS Easting 245641
OS Northing 0057138
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4251
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Moor View
Electoral Ward Ham
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047898
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 014D
Output Area / Small Area 8D1