Postcode PL3 6EL (Plymouth)

Map showing PL3 6EL and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL3 6EL is located in Plymouth It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL3 6EL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL3 6EL is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 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 6EL as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to PL3 6EL is Willow Close which is centered 80 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Crabtree Close and is 67 m away. The closest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, 4.01 km away.

The closest primary school to PL3 6EL (for ages 11 and under) is Woodford Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 2, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Lipson Co-operative Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on November 4, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of PL3 6EL is Edgcumbe Arms and is 6.86 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on October 15, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from A Farm Pizza and is 7.65 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 55.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 57.1% 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 1.5 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 6EL 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 6EL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL3 6EL, and the approximate distance away.

Willow Close 80 m
Crabtree Close 116 m
Appleton Tor Close 131 m
Military Road 661 m
Plymouth Road 851 m
B3416 2.18 km
Plymbridge Road 2.31 km
A374 9.01 km
A386 34.01 km
A379 37.51 km
A39 76.14 km
A30 82.11 km
A38 173.23 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL3 6EL

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 6EL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Woodford Primary School Good
(May 2, 2019)
1.32 km
High View School Outstanding
(June 29, 2011)
1.37 km
Laira Green Primary School Requires improvement
(January 29, 2020)
1.38 km
Austin Farm Academy Special Measures
(November 5, 2021)
1.5 km
Lipson Co-operative Academy Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.63 km
Hele's School Good
(July 13, 2017)
1.82 km
Leigham Primary School Good
(May 21, 2019)
1.99 km
Morley Meadow Primary School Good
(January 27, 2022)
2.07 km
St Edward's CofE Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.1 km
Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School 2.15 km
Boringdon Primary School 2.2 km
Lipson Vale Primary School Good
(December 13, 2018)
2.22 km
Old Priory Junior Academy Requires improvement
(September 25, 2019)
2.35 km
Tor Bridge Primary School 2.48 km
Pomphlett Primary School 2.51 km
Compton CofE Primary School Good
(May 26, 2021)
2.6 km
Prince Rock Primary School 2.62 km
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Good
(June 13, 2019)
2.62 km
Eggbuckland Community College Requires improvement
(March 4, 2020)
2.63 km
Cann Bridge School Good
(January 16, 2018)
2.7 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL3 6EL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edgcumbe Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 15, 2019
6.86 km
Aunty Em's Gatehouse Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 11, 2018
7.29 km
The Farriers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 4, 2021
7.29 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
7.55 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
7.59 km
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
7.59 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
7.61 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
7.61 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
7.61 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
7.61 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
7.61 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
7.61 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
7.65 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
7.65 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
7.67 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
7.67 km
Kilby's At Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
7.77 km
Cafe Abundance Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 26, 2018
7.78 km
Udal Garth Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
7.79 km
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 1, 2015
7.81 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL3 6EL - Data from Apr 2022

Crabtree Close Bus Stop/Station 67 m
Plymouth Road Superstore Bus Stop/Station 131 m
Crabtree Bus Stop/Station 151 m
Riversleigh Bus Stop/Station 227 m
Sainsbury Superstore Bus Stop/Station 292 m
Plymouth Rail Station Rail 4.01 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 4.01 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 4.02 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 4.02 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 4.07 km
Exeter International Airport Air 61.07 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL3 6EL - Data from Dec 2021

Efford Warren Woodland Or Forest 349 m
Mayflower Forest Woodland Or Forest 410 m
May's Marsh Wetland 737 m
Saltram Wood Woodland Or Forest 789 m
Leigham Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Saltram Point Wetland 1.22 km
Shearwood Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Sellar Acres Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Arnold's Point Wetland 1.57 km
The Belt Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Hardwick Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Amados Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.72 km
Wixenford Bottom Valley 1.8 km
Wixenford Brake Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Woodford Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL3 6EL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.2 Mbps 55.4 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 6.8 Mbps 7.9 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 27.8 6.6
30-300 Mbps 42.9% 69 9
300+ Mbps 57.1% - -

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 134,996 kWh - mean 9,643 kWh : median 10,157 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 106,968 kWh - mean 3,962 kWh : median 3,520 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL3 6EL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.38816100
Longitude -4.08991900
OS Easting 251529
OS Northing 0056341
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
3640
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Electoral Ward Efford and Lipson
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: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047928
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 021
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 021A
Output Area / Small Area 8C1