Postcode PL6 5BP (Plymouth)

Map showing PL6 5BP and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL6 5BP is located in Plymouth It was introduced in March 1988 and is an active postcode. PL6 5BP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL6 5BP is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.8 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 PL6 5BP as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Comfortable suburbia.

The closest road name to PL6 5BP is Lopwell Close which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Warleigh Crescent and is 113 m away. The closest railway station is St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station, 4.52 km away.

The closest primary school to PL6 5BP (for ages 11 and under) is Beechwood Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 18, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Notre Dame RC School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 5, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of PL6 5BP is Olde Plough Inn and is 4.29 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 8, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Uphill Farm Events and is 5.43 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 43.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 9.5% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 9.5% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 90.5% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PL6 5BP 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 PL6 5BP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL6 5BP, and the approximate distance away.

Lopwell Close 20 m
Warleigh Crescent 85 m
Maristow Close 96 m
Tretower Close 166 m
Looseleigh Lane 170 m
Looseleigh Park 212 m
Leatfield Drive 242 m
Ullswater Crescent 319 m
Haweswater Close 353 m
Thirlmere Gardens 365 m
Upland Drive 457 m
B3373 544 m
Powisland Drive 571 m
Dunraven Drive 596 m
Southway Drive 681 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL6 5BP

Introduction March 1988
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 PL6 5BP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Notre Dame RC School Good
(June 5, 2019)
376 m
Woodlands School Good
(November 29, 2017)
553 m
Beechwood Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
626 m
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
1.06 km
Whitleigh Community Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
1.06 km
Oakwood Primary Academy Good
(June 13, 2019)
1.14 km
Woodfield Primary School Good
(October 31, 2019)
1.25 km
Widewell Primary Academy Good
(October 20, 2021)
1.59 km
Brook Green Centre for Learning Outstanding
(March 20, 2018)
1.71 km
St Peter's RC Primary School Good
(January 17, 2017)
1.76 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Requires improvement
(March 7, 2018)
1.77 km
St Boniface's RC College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.82 km
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School Good
(March 8, 2017)
1.87 km
Widey Court Primary School Good
(May 14, 2019)
2.01 km
Courtlands School Good
(December 18, 2019)
2.01 km
Thornbury Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
2.22 km
Shakespeare Primary School 2.29 km
Manadon Vale Primary School Good
(April 2, 2019)
2.35 km
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Good
(June 13, 2019)
2.41 km
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2018)
2.51 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL6 5BP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Olde Plough Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 8, 2018
4.29 km
Bere Ferrers Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
4.41 km
Tamar Belle Dining Car Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
4.75 km
Tamar Belle Ltd Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
4.75 km
Uphill Farm Events Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
5.43 km
Just Be Coffee Wine Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
5.52 km
Saltash Sailing Club Fast Food Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 25, 2018
5.62 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 17, 2016
5.69 km
Codfather Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 4, 2018
5.71 km
Everest Kitchen Saltash Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
May 5, 2021
5.71 km
Saltash Tandoori Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 19, 2020
5.71 km
Tijuana Jacks Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 28, 2018
5.71 km
St Nicholas And St Faith Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 13, 2019
5.74 km
Who'd Have Thought It Inn Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
5.77 km
Deli Bazaar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 19, 2018
5.82 km
The Fresh Fox Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 10, 2022
5.82 km
The Railway Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
May 3, 2018
5.82 km
Bolla Coffy Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 13, 2018
5.82 km
China City Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 18, 2017
5.85 km
Oggy Oggy Saltash Retailers - other 4
Good
December 4, 2018
5.85 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL6 5BP - Data from Apr 2022

Warleigh Crescent Bus Stop/Station 113 m
Warleigh Crescent Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Tretower Close Bus Stop/Station 155 m
Powisland Drive Middle Bus Stop/Station 223 m
Thirlmere Gardens East Bus Stop/Station 233 m
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station Rail 4.52 km
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station Rail 4.57 km
Bere Ferrers Rail Station Rail 4.79 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 6.28 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 6.28 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 6.28 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 1.55 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL6 5BP - Data from Dec 2021

Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 434 m
Whitleigh Wood Woodland Or Forest 987 m
Langley Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Coombe Bottom Valley 1.27 km
Porsham Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
The Brake Woodland Or Forest 1.48 km
Belliver Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Yappers Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Porsham Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Widewell Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Arnold's Hill Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Woodland Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Trehills Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Ten Acre Brake Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Porsham Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL6 5BP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 20.6 Mbps 43.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 5.2 Mbps 6.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 90.5% 20.2 5.2
30-300 Mbps 0% 69 8
300+ Mbps 9.5% 460 36

Gas Consumption

21 meters consuming 337,553 kWh - mean 16,074 kWh : median 17,646 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

21 meters consuming 87,543 kWh - mean 4,169 kWh : median 3,746 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL6 5BP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.42211700
Longitude -4.13190300
OS Easting 248653
OS Northing 0060201
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18462
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Moor View
Electoral Ward Budshead
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: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Comfortable suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047856
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 002A
Output Area / Small Area 6A2