Postcode PL31 2JW (Cornwall)

Map showing PL31 2JW and nearby postcodes

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

PL31 2JW 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 2JW as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to PL31 2JW is Market Street which is centered 11 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Car Park and is 109 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 781 m away at Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway) The closest railway station is Bodmin Parkway Rail Station, 5.02 km away.

The closest primary school to PL31 2JW (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 2JW is Chapel An Gansblydhen (Wetherspoons) and is 135 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 49 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 24, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 72.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 70.4% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 74.1% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 25.9% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PL31 2JW 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 2JW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Market Street 11 m
Town Arms Passage 29 m
Bell Yard 36 m
Bell Lane 48 m
Fore Street 61 m
Chapel Lane 62 m
Mill Street 87 m
Bree Shute Lane 94 m
Pool Street 113 m
Dennison Road 116 m
Crockwell Street 152 m
Kestenenn 164 m
Little Meadow 217 m
Kew Klavji 225 m
Meadow Place 226 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL31 2JW

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 2JW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Beacon ACE Academy Good
(May 9, 2019)
364 m
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(June 22, 2016)
818 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin Good
(June 26, 2019)
842 m
Berrycoombe School 998 m
Callywith College Outstanding
(January 16, 2020)
1.18 km
Bodmin College Requires improvement
(November 24, 2021)
1.5 km
Nanstallon Community Primary School Good
(September 15, 2021)
3.18 km
Lanivet Community Primary School 4.41 km
Cardinham School 5.59 km
St Mabyn CofE School Good
(February 1, 2017)
6.76 km
Blisland Primary Academy 6.88 km
Lostwithiel School Requires improvement
(May 2, 2018)
7.68 km
Lanlivery Primary Academy Good
(May 9, 2019)
8.05 km
Red Moor School Good
(September 17, 2021)
8.05 km
St Winnow CofE School Good
(November 14, 2017)
8.41 km
St Tudy CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 14, 2021)
9.09 km
Luxulyan School Requires improvement
(January 16, 2019)
9.12 km
Wadebridge School Good
(December 11, 2019)
9.51 km
Bugle School Serious Weaknesses
(May 15, 2019)
9.75 km
Wadebridge Primary Academy Good
(June 27, 2017)
9.75 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 8, 2016
19 m
Snuggles Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 27, 2020
25 m
Portuguese Taste Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 1, 2018
49 m
Turquoise Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 24, 2018
49 m
Waffles Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
August 4, 2020
49 m
Bell Lane Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 14, 2016
54 m
Bodmin Sea Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 19, 2017
54 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 3, 2016
71 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 17, 2017
79 m
The Vine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 1, 2015
111 m
Mad Hatter's Tea Rooms And Wonderland Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 6, 2018
126 m
Pots Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 19, 2019
126 m
The Old Tea Chest Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 23, 2017
126 m
Malcolm Barnecutt Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2018
128 m
Oggy Oggy Bodmin Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 1, 2018
128 m
Philip Johnson Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2018
128 m
Chapel An Gansblydhen (Wetherspoons) Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 13, 2017
135 m
Lucky House Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 19, 2019
135 m
Yummy Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
135 m
Hole In The Wall Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
September 28, 2020
144 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Car Park Bus Stop/Station 109 m
Car Park Bus Stop/Station 114 m
Health Centre Bus Stop/Station 152 m
Sainsburys Turn Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Sainsburys Turn Bus Stop/Station 219 m
Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway) Metro/Tram 781 m
Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway) Metro/Tram 781 m
Boscarne Junction (Bodmin and Wenford Railway) Metro/Tram 2.89 km
Bodmin Parkway Rail Station Rail 5.02 km
Newquay St Mawgan Airport Air 20.38 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 43.73 km

Nearby Nature

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

The Beacon Hill Or Mountain 761 m
Whitley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Pill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Outlands Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Helland Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Crabb's Pool Inland Water 2.3 km
Margate Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Boscarne Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Dunmere Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Callywith Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Halgavor Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Bazley's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.05 km
Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km
Castle Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.07 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 31.1 Mbps 72.3 Mbps 330 Mbps
Upload 5.6 Mbps 12 Mbps 50 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 25.9% 19.6 1.1
30-300 Mbps 3.7% 73.8 16.3
300+ Mbps 70.4% 330 50

Gas Consumption

10 meters consuming 152,876 kWh - mean 15,288 kWh : median 14,094 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

28 meters consuming 145,214 kWh - mean 5,186 kWh : median 3,914 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL31 2JW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.47174700
Longitude -4.72090100
OS Easting 207020
OS Northing 0067085
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: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Communal retirement
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 E33048623
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Cornwall 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Cornwall 014B
Output Area / Small Area 5B2