Postcode PL2 3LF (Plymouth)

Map showing PL2 3LF and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL2 3LF is located in Plymouth It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL2 3LF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL2 3LF is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.4 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 3LF as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to PL2 3LF is Beechcroft Road which is centered 60 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Beaconfield Road and is 126 m away. The closest railway station is Keyham Rail Station, 1.87 km away.

The closest primary school to PL2 3LF (for ages 11 and under) is Montpelier Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 25, 2019. 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 3LF is Wheelers Food Bar and is 3.53 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 3.54 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 97.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.4 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 2.6 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 3LF 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 3LF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL2 3LF, and the approximate distance away.

Beechcroft Road 60 m
Cedarcroft Road 95 m
St Boniface Drive 123 m
Beaconfield Road 157 m
Fircroft Road 160 m
St Boniface Close 168 m
Oakcroft Road 174 m
Vaughan Close 177 m
Parker Road 182 m
Elphinstone Road 220 m
Barlow Gardens 230 m
Lyndhurst Road 231 m
Birchfield Avenue 233 m
Montpelier Road 241 m
Albion Drive 245 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL2 3LF

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 3LF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
87 m
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
177 m
Pennycross Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
555 m
Mayflower Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2016)
874 m
All Saints Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
989 m
Ford Primary School 1.28 km
Stoke Damerel Community College Requires improvement
(March 8, 2018)
1.4 km
Scott Medical and Healthcare College Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.4 km
Hyde Park Junior School 1.46 km
King's School 1.46 km
Hyde Park Infants' School Serious Weaknesses
(November 4, 2021)
1.49 km
Manadon Vale Primary School Good
(April 2, 2019)
1.49 km
Plymouth College 1.53 km
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Good
(April 3, 2019)
1.66 km
Shakespeare Primary School 1.68 km
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Good
(November 29, 2018)
1.68 km
College Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
1.77 km
Stuart Road Primary School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.83 km
Drake Primary Academy Good
(September 29, 2021)
1.87 km
St Boniface's RC College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.89 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL2 3LF - Data from Apr 2022

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

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL2 3LF - Data from Apr 2022

Beaconfield Road Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Montpelier School Bus Stop/Station 166 m
North Down Road East Bus Stop/Station 173 m
Fircroft Road Bus Stop/Station 192 m
Fircroft Road Bus Stop/Station 202 m
Keyham Rail Station Rail 1.87 km
Plymouth Rail Station Rail 1.94 km
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station Rail 1.99 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.87 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.87 km
Devonport Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.88 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 4.5 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL2 3LF - Data from Dec 2021

Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.12 km
Manadon Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.16 km
Blindman's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.62 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.67 km
Hartley Vale Valley 2 km
Blackie Woods Pond Inland Water 2.2 km
Drake's Place Reservoir Inland Water 2.23 km
Barne Brake Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
Woodland Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Budshead Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.96 km
Ernesettle Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Whitleigh Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL2 3LF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 41.7 Mbps 97.8 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.4 Mbps 39 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% 11.5 2
30-300 Mbps 0% 51.7 11.6
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

11 meters consuming 183,772 kWh - mean 16,707 kWh : median 15,686 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

11 meters consuming 35,697 kWh - mean 3,245 kWh : median 3,157 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL2 3LF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.39347400
Longitude -4.15414300
OS Easting 246981
OS Northing 0057062
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
24458
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Electoral Ward Peverell
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: White professionals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047889
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 011E
Output Area / Small Area 5A1