Postcode PL2 2LR (Plymouth)

Map showing PL2 2LR and nearby postcodes

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

PL2 2LR is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 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 2LR as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to PL2 2LR is Foliot Avenue which is centered 42 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Morwell Gardens and is 115 m away. The closest railway station is Keyham Rail Station, 993 m away.

The closest primary school to PL2 2LR (for ages 11 and under) is Mayflower Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on September 22, 2016. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Devonport High School for Girls. The last OFSTED inspection on November 20, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of PL2 2LR is Wheelers Food Bar and is 2.71 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 2.71 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 112.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Foliot Avenue 42 m
Austin Avenue 74 m
Morwell Gardens 82 m
Lark Hill 149 m
Draco Drive 154 m
Briardale Road 184 m
Foliot Road 208 m
North Prospect Road 241 m
Halcyon Road 245 m
Allenby Road 246 m
Temple Walk 251 m
North Down Gardens 262 m
Scott Road 274 m
Cookworthy Road 275 m
Dingle Road 282 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL2 2LR

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 2LR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mayflower Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2016)
507 m
Ford Primary School 553 m
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Good
(November 29, 2018)
805 m
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
881 m
College Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
977 m
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Good
(April 3, 2019)
983 m
Drake Primary Academy Good
(September 29, 2021)
991 m
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.03 km
Stoke Damerel Community College Requires improvement
(March 8, 2018)
1.22 km
Scott Medical and Healthcare College Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.22 km
Pennycross Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.24 km
All Saints Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.36 km
Morice Town Primary Academy Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.39 km
Stoke Damerel Primary School Good
(September 22, 2021)
1.59 km
UTC Plymouth 1.66 km
Stuart Road Primary School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.71 km
Marine Academy Primary Outstanding
(June 3, 2015)
1.81 km
Marine Academy Plymouth 1.81 km
Victoria Road Primary 1.88 km
City College Plymouth Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.94 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Morwell Gardens Bus Stop/Station 115 m
North Prospect Shops Bus Stop/Station 142 m
Myrtleville Bus Stop/Station 155 m
North Prospect Shops Bus Stop/Station 155 m
Allenby Road Bus Stop/Station 176 m
Keyham Rail Station Rail 993 m
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station Rail 1.23 km
Devonport Rail Station Rail 1.47 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.12 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.12 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.13 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 5.28 km

Nearby Nature

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

Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 728 m
Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Blackie Woods Pond Inland Water 1.48 km
Barne Brake Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.57 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.69 km
Manadon Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.02 km
Blindman's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.27 km
Yonderberry Point Wetland 2.46 km
Gravesend Hard Wetland 2.52 km
Gravesend Point Wetland 2.6 km
Ernesettle Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Drake's Place Reservoir Inland Water 2.63 km
Kinterbury Point Wetland 2.73 km
Woodland Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 80 Mbps 112.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.3 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 13.9 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 121 14.2
300+ Mbps 100% 417 36

Gas Consumption

26 meters consuming 222,680 kWh - mean 8,565 kWh : median 7,121 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 82,701 kWh - mean 3,446 kWh : median 3,166 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL2 2LR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.39132800
Longitude -4.16604600
OS Easting 246128
OS Northing 0056848
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1070
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 E33047892
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 013C
Output Area / Small Area 8D1