Postcode PL2 2DU (Plymouth)

Map showing PL2 2DU and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL2 2DU is located in Plymouth It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL2 2DU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL2 2DU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.6 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 2DU as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to PL2 2DU is North Down Gardens which is centered 67 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Henderson Place and is 59 m away. The closest railway station is Keyham Rail Station, 894 m away.

The closest primary school to PL2 2DU (for ages 11 and under) is Ford Primary School. 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 2DU is Wheelers Food Bar and is 2.5 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 2.51 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 125.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 84.6% 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 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 2DU 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 2DU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

North Down Gardens 67 m
Henderson Place 109 m
Kempe Close 138 m
Allenby Road 163 m
Austin Avenue 166 m
Nepean Street 174 m
Wolseley Close 193 m
Bedford Street 198 m
Briardale Road 220 m
Clyde Street 231 m
Auckland Road 244 m
Kent Road 244 m
Foliot Avenue 249 m
Greatlands Place 274 m
Melville Road 287 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL2 2DU

Introduction January 1980
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 2DU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ford Primary School 318 m
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Good
(November 29, 2018)
707 m
Mayflower Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2016)
732 m
College Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
752 m
Drake Primary Academy Good
(September 29, 2021)
852 m
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.03 km
Stoke Damerel Community College Requires improvement
(March 8, 2018)
1.07 km
Scott Medical and Healthcare College Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.07 km
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Good
(April 3, 2019)
1.07 km
Morice Town Primary Academy Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.17 km
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.17 km
Stoke Damerel Primary School Good
(September 22, 2021)
1.37 km
UTC Plymouth 1.42 km
Pennycross Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.46 km
Stuart Road Primary School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.56 km
All Saints Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.59 km
City College Plymouth Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.72 km
Devonport High School for Boys 1.75 km
Marlborough Primary Academy Requires improvement
(December 11, 2019)
1.92 km
Victoria Road Primary 1.97 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
2.49 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
2.5 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
2.5 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
2.5 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
2.5 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
2.5 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
2.5 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
2.51 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
2.51 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
2.51 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
2.52 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
2.52 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
2.52 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
Torpoint Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
2.61 km
Udal Garth Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
2.63 km
Cafe Abundance Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 26, 2018
2.68 km
Top Shop Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
2.73 km
Kilby's At Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
2.81 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Henderson Place Bus Stop/Station 59 m
Henderson Place Bus Stop/Station 66 m
Austin Avenue Bus Stop/Station 115 m
Lidls Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Lidls Bus Stop/Station 132 m
Keyham Rail Station Rail 894 m
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station Rail 999 m
Devonport Rail Station Rail 1.23 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.89 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.89 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.9 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 5.49 km

Nearby Nature

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

Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 715 m
Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Blackie Woods Pond Inland Water 1.52 km
Barne Brake Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.79 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.91 km
Manadon Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Yonderberry Point Wetland 2.29 km
Gravesend Hard Wetland 2.32 km
Gravesend Point Wetland 2.41 km
Blindman's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Drake's Place Reservoir Inland Water 2.58 km
Pato Point Wetland 2.68 km
Kinterbury Point Wetland 2.7 km
The Cove Bay 2.73 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 60.8 Mbps 125.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 15.4 Mbps 16.2 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% 11 1
30-300 Mbps 15.4% 70.3 15
300+ Mbps 84.6% 460 36

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 95,022 kWh - mean 6,787 kWh : median 5,567 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 40,037 kWh - mean 3,080 kWh : median 2,070 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL2 2DU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.38937000
Longitude -4.16735000
OS Easting 246029
OS Northing 0056633
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2142
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Electoral Ward Devonport
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: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047896
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 014B
Output Area / Small Area 8D2