Postcode PL2 2ER (Plymouth)

Map showing PL2 2ER and nearby postcodes

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

PL2 2ER 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 2ER as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to PL2 2ER is Carolina Gardens which is centered 23 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Carolina Gardens and is 51 m away. The closest railway station is Keyham Rail Station, 704 m away.

The closest primary school to PL2 2ER (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 2ER is Wheelers Food Bar and is 2.64 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 2.63 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 52 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.2 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.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 0.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Carolina Gardens 23 m
Ferndale Road 60 m
Drummond Close 60 m
Maine Gardens 88 m
Westcountry Close 92 m
Maunsell Close 147 m
Grassendale Avenue 153 m
Erith Avenue 155 m
Maryland Gardens 164 m
Ainslie Terrace 175 m
Wordsworth Road 179 m
Bulleid Close 182 m
Second Avenue 197 m
Southern Close 198 m
Wyatt Avenue 212 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL2 2ER

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 2ER - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Good
(April 3, 2019)
363 m
Mayflower Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2016)
530 m
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Good
(November 29, 2018)
581 m
Drake Primary Academy Good
(September 29, 2021)
817 m
Ford Primary School 947 m
College Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
1.14 km
Victoria Road Primary 1.26 km
Marine Academy Primary Outstanding
(June 3, 2015)
1.29 km
Marine Academy Plymouth 1.29 km
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.38 km
All Saints Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.4 km
Riverside Community Primary School Good
(October 10, 2017)
1.41 km
Morice Town Primary Academy Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.5 km
Pennycross Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.52 km
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.52 km
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(March 22, 2017)
1.53 km
Mount Tamar School Special Measures
(November 26, 2021)
1.54 km
St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School Good
(December 18, 2019)
1.73 km
Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School 1.74 km
Stoke Damerel Community College Requires improvement
(March 8, 2018)
1.78 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Torpoint Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
2.62 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
2.63 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
2.63 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
2.63 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
2.63 km
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
2.64 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
2.64 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
2.64 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
2.64 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
2.64 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
2.64 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
2.64 km
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 1, 2015
2.67 km
Torpoint Band Hut Playschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 16, 2015
2.67 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
2.67 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
2.71 km
Udal Garth Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
2.73 km
Saltash Sailing Club Fast Food Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 25, 2018
2.75 km
Top Shop Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
2.75 km
The Wilcove Inn Antony Hospitality Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 7, 2019
2.77 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Carolina Gardens Bus Stop/Station 51 m
Weston Mill Cemetery Bus Stop/Station 94 m
Second Avenue Bus Stop/Station 158 m
Second Avenue Bus Stop/Station 159 m
Camels Head Post Office Bus Stop/Station 209 m
Keyham Rail Station Rail 704 m
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station Rail 1.22 km
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station Rail 1.36 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.2 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.2 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.21 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 5.44 km

Nearby Nature

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

Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 321 m
Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 855 m
Blackie Woods Pond Inland Water 873 m
Barne Brake Woodland Or Forest 921 m
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.27 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.42 km
Ernesettle Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Kinterbury Point Wetland 2.18 km
Kiln Bay Bay 2.22 km
Yonderberry Point Wetland 2.23 km
Bull Point Wetland 2.31 km
Manadon Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km
The Cove Bay 2.4 km
Gravesend Hard Wetland 2.4 km
Pato Point Wetland 2.42 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 8.7 Mbps 52 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 1.1 Mbps 5.2 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 9.1% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 131.5 12.8
300+ Mbps 90.9% - -

Gas Consumption

11 meters consuming 57,743 kWh - mean 5,249 kWh : median 5,468 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

10 meters consuming 21,372 kWh - mean 2,137 kWh : median 1,776 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL2 2ER - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.39466000
Longitude -4.17305100
OS Easting 245641
OS Northing 0057233
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