Postcode PL3 5RW (Plymouth)

Map showing PL3 5RW and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL3 5RW is located in Plymouth It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL3 5RW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL3 5RW is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.1 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 PL3 5RW as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to PL3 5RW is Kneele Gardens which is centered 37 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Kneele Gardens Shops and is 53 m away. The closest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, 2.49 km away.

The closest primary school to PL3 5RW (for ages 11 and under) is Manadon Vale Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 2, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Eggbuckland Community College. The last OFSTED inspection on March 4, 2020 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of PL3 5RW is Wheelers Food Bar and is 5.12 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 5.14 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 136 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.9 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 1.7 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 PL3 5RW 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 PL3 5RW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL3 5RW, and the approximate distance away.

Kneele Gardens 37 m
Linketty Lane West 44 m
Margaret Park 56 m
Alleyn Gardens 114 m
Maitland Drive 128 m
Leighton Road 133 m
Beaumaris Gardens 163 m
Corfe Avenue 170 m
Powderham Road 250 m
Burnett Road 267 m
Tor Crescent 287 m
Torland Road 294 m
Pendennis Close 298 m
Broughton Close 299 m
Beaumaris Road 349 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL3 5RW

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 PL3 5RW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Manadon Vale Primary School Good
(April 2, 2019)
413 m
Eggbuckland Community College Requires improvement
(March 4, 2020)
663 m
King's School 671 m
Widey Court Primary School Good
(May 14, 2019)
768 m
Courtlands School Good
(December 18, 2019)
768 m
Compton CofE Primary School Good
(May 26, 2021)
795 m
St Boniface's RC College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
840 m
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Good
(June 13, 2019)
987 m
Pennycross Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.4 km
Hyde Park Junior School 1.48 km
Hyde Park Infants' School Serious Weaknesses
(November 4, 2021)
1.49 km
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.5 km
Plymouth College 1.58 km
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.64 km
All Saints Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.78 km
St Edward's CofE Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
1.81 km
Austin Farm Academy Special Measures
(November 5, 2021)
1.86 km
Shakespeare Primary School 1.98 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Requires improvement
(March 7, 2018)
1.99 km
High View School Outstanding
(June 29, 2011)
2.1 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL3 5RW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
5.11 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
5.12 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
5.12 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
5.12 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
5.12 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
5.12 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
5.12 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
5.12 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
5.12 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
5.14 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
5.14 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
5.15 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
5.15 km
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 1, 2015
5.25 km
Torpoint Band Hut Playschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 16, 2015
5.25 km
Edgcumbe Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 15, 2019
5.26 km
Udal Garth Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
5.27 km
Torpoint Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
5.27 km
Cafe Abundance Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 26, 2018
5.3 km
Just Be Coffee Wine Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
5.32 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL3 5RW - Data from Apr 2022

Kneele Gardens Shops Bus Stop/Station 53 m
Maitland Drive Bus Stop/Station 57 m
Kneele Gardens Bus Stop/Station 69 m
Beaumaris Road Bus Stop/Station 115 m
Golden Hind Bus Stop/Station 149 m
Plymouth Rail Station Rail 2.49 km
Keyham Rail Station Rail 3.48 km
Devonport Rail Station Rail 3.51 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 3.67 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 3.67 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 3.67 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 3.1 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL3 5RW - Data from Dec 2021

Blindman's Wood Woodland Or Forest 227 m
Hartley Vale Valley 500 m
Manadon Wood Woodland Or Forest 527 m
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
Woodland Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Drake's Place Reservoir Inland Water 2.48 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.5 km
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.56 km
Whitleigh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
Efford Warren Woodland Or Forest 2.93 km
Arnold's Point Wetland 3 km
Leigham Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.07 km
Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km
Saltram Point Wetland 3.19 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL3 5RW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 136 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.9 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% 18.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 156 15.5
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

6 meters consuming 65,107 kWh - mean 10,851 kWh : median 11,030 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

6 meters consuming 19,117 kWh - mean 3,186 kWh : median 2,286 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL3 5RW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.39867000
Longitude -4.13282100
OS Easting 248513
OS Northing 0057596
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27321
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Electoral Ward Compton
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047905
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 016A
Output Area / Small Area 6B3