Postcode PL31 2JA (Cornwall)

Map showing PL31 2JA and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL31 2JA is located in Cornwall It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL31 2JA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL31 2JA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 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 PL31 2JA as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant families.

The closest road name to PL31 2JA is Fore Street which is centered 29 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Car Park and is 126 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 734 m away at Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway) The closest railway station is Bodmin Parkway Rail Station, 4.99 km away.

The closest primary school to PL31 2JA (for ages 11 and under) is Beacon ACE Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 9, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Bodmin College. The last OFSTED inspection on November 24, 2021 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of PL31 2JA is Chapel An Gansblydhen (Wetherspoons) and is 129 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 13, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Turquoise and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 24, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 48.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

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 PL31 2JA is covered by the Devon & Cornwall police force association and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to PL31 2JA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL31 2JA, and the approximate distance away.

Fore Street 29 m
Town Arms Passage 40 m
Market Street 49 m
Bell Lane 69 m
Bell Yard 71 m
Bree Shute Lane 90 m
Chapel Lane 95 m
Mill Street 126 m
Crockwell Street 147 m
Pool Street 151 m
Dennison Road 160 m
Kestenenn 180 m
Meadow Place 193 m
Turf Street 209 m
Beacon Hill Mews 229 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL31 2JA

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 PL31 2JA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Beacon ACE Academy Good
(May 9, 2019)
344 m
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(June 22, 2016)
779 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin Good
(June 26, 2019)
840 m
Berrycoombe School 1.02 km
Callywith College Outstanding
(January 16, 2020)
1.19 km
Bodmin College Requires improvement
(November 24, 2021)
1.45 km
Nanstallon Community Primary School Good
(September 15, 2021)
3.18 km
Lanivet Community Primary School 4.38 km
Cardinham School 5.6 km
St Mabyn CofE School Good
(February 1, 2017)
6.81 km
Blisland Primary Academy 6.92 km
Lostwithiel School Requires improvement
(May 2, 2018)
7.63 km
Lanlivery Primary Academy Good
(May 9, 2019)
8 km
Red Moor School Good
(September 17, 2021)
8 km
St Winnow CofE School Good
(November 14, 2017)
8.36 km
Luxulyan School Requires improvement
(January 16, 2019)
9.07 km
St Tudy CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 14, 2021)
9.14 km
Wadebridge School Good
(December 11, 2019)
9.54 km
Bugle School Serious Weaknesses
(May 15, 2019)
9.71 km
Wadebridge Primary Academy Good
(June 27, 2017)
9.79 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL31 2JA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Portuguese Taste Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 1, 2018
0 m
Turquoise Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 24, 2018
0 m
Waffles Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
August 4, 2020
0 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 3, 2016
33 m
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 8, 2016
43 m
Bell Lane Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 14, 2016
58 m
Bodmin Sea Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 19, 2017
58 m
Snuggles Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 27, 2020
69 m
The Vine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 1, 2015
84 m
Malcolm Barnecutt Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2018
92 m
Oggy Oggy Bodmin Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 1, 2018
92 m
Philip Johnson Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2018
92 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 17, 2017
127 m
Chapel An Gansblydhen (Wetherspoons) Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 13, 2017
129 m
Lucky House Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 19, 2019
129 m
Yummy Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
129 m
Hole In The Wall Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
September 28, 2020
135 m
Wong's Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 10, 2016
135 m
Mad Hatter's Tea Rooms And Wonderland Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 6, 2018
135 m
Pots Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 19, 2019
135 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL31 2JA - Data from Apr 2022

Car Park Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Car Park Bus Stop/Station 134 m
Mount Folly Bus Stop/Station 193 m
Health Centre Bus Stop/Station 193 m
The Shire House Mount Folly Bus Stop/Station 201 m
Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway) Metro/Tram 734 m
Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway) Metro/Tram 734 m
Boscarne Junction (Bodmin and Wenford Railway) Metro/Tram 2.9 km
Bodmin Parkway Rail Station Rail 4.99 km
Newquay St Mawgan Airport Air 20.38 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 43.72 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL31 2JA - Data from Dec 2021

The Beacon Hill Or Mountain 718 m
Whitley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Pill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km
Outlands Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Helland Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
Crabb's Pool Inland Water 2.33 km
Margate Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Boscarne Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Halgavor Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Callywith Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Dunmere Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Bazley's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Castle Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.12 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL31 2JA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 47.9 Mbps 48.2 Mbps 79.76 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22 1
30-300 Mbps 100% 54.2 13.8
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Electricity Consumption

14 meters consuming 48,388 kWh - mean 3,456 kWh : median 3,164 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL31 2JA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.47131800
Longitude -4.72077800
OS Easting 207027
OS Northing 0067037
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2579
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
North Cornwall
Electoral Ward Bodmin St Petroc's
Local Authority District Cornwall
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Devon and Cornwall

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000052
Travel To Work Area St Austell and Newquay

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Cancer Alliance Peninsula
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kernow CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Cosmopolitans
Group: Comfortable cosmopolitan
Subgroup: Migrant families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bodmin BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33048621
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Cornwall 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Cornwall 014B
Output Area / Small Area 2C1