Postcode PL6 5QT (Plymouth)

Map showing PL6 5QT and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL6 5QT is located in Plymouth It was introduced in April 1986 and is an active postcode. PL6 5QT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL6 5QT is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.8 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 5QT as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to PL6 5QT is Forder Heights which is centered 118 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Forder Heights and is 111 m away. The closest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, 3.9 km away.

The closest primary school to PL6 5QT (for ages 11 and under) is St Edward's CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 4, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Tor Bridge High. The last OFSTED inspection on November 17, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of PL6 5QT is Olde Plough Inn and is 6.64 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 8, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from A Farm Pizza and is 6.86 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 150.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.6 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 1.5 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 5QT 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 5QT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Forder Heights 118 m
Moat Park 213 m
Kingswear Crescent 280 m
Baydon Close 306 m
Carisbrooke Road 321 m
Cardigan Road 323 m
Shirburn Road 324 m
Bircham View 382 m
Austin Crescent 399 m
Fort Austin Avenue 410 m
St Edward Gardens 484 m
Church Hill 547 m
Forder Valley Road 762 m
Miller Way 1.24 km
B3432 1.54 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL6 5QT

Introduction April 1986
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 5QT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Edward's CofE Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
350 m
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Requires improvement
(March 7, 2018)
680 m
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Good
(June 13, 2019)
748 m
Tor Bridge Primary School 862 m
Cann Bridge School Good
(January 16, 2018)
991 m
Tor Bridge High Good
(November 17, 2021)
991 m
Austin Farm Academy Special Measures
(November 5, 2021)
1.11 km
Widey Court Primary School Good
(May 14, 2019)
1.12 km
Courtlands School Good
(December 18, 2019)
1.12 km
Leigham Primary School Good
(May 21, 2019)
1.17 km
Eggbuckland Community College Requires improvement
(March 4, 2020)
1.23 km
Thornbury Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.46 km
Compton CofE Primary School Good
(May 26, 2021)
1.72 km
St Boniface's RC College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.77 km
Manadon Vale Primary School Good
(April 2, 2019)
1.91 km
High View School Outstanding
(June 29, 2011)
2.03 km
Notre Dame RC School Good
(June 5, 2019)
2.12 km
King's School 2.15 km
Laira Green Primary School Requires improvement
(January 29, 2020)
2.41 km
Lipson Co-operative Academy Good
(November 4, 2021)
2.65 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Olde Plough Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 8, 2018
6.64 km
Bere Ferrers Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
6.76 km
Just Be Coffee Wine Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
6.77 km
Saltash Sailing Club Fast Food Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 25, 2018
6.83 km
Edgcumbe Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 15, 2019
6.83 km
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
6.83 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
6.84 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
6.84 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
6.84 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
6.84 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
6.84 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
6.84 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
6.84 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
6.84 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
6.86 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
6.86 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
6.87 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
6.87 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 17, 2016
6.91 km
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 1, 2015
6.97 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Forder Heights Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Forder Heights Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Shirburn Road Bus Stop/Station 220 m
Shirburn Road Bus Stop/Station 229 m
Childrey Gardens Bus Stop/Station 331 m
Plymouth Rail Station Rail 3.9 km
Keyham Rail Station Rail 5.18 km
Devonport Rail Station Rail 5.2 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 4.73 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 4.73 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 4.73 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 1.88 km

Nearby Nature

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

Hartley Vale Valley 1.47 km
Leigham Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Blindman's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
Shearwood Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Woodford Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Efford Warren Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Mainstone Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
May's Marsh Wetland 2.17 km
Manadon Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.35 km
Mayflower Forest Woodland Or Forest 2.36 km
Bickleigh Vale Valley 2.53 km
Colwill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.59 km
Towers Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
Holt Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 150.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.3 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 119 16.1
300+ Mbps 100% 494.3 37.5

Gas Consumption

90 meters consuming 897,446 kWh - mean 9,972 kWh : median 9,463 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

89 meters consuming 366,092 kWh - mean 4,113 kWh : median 3,620 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL6 5QT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.40557800
Longitude -4.11110600
OS Easting 250078
OS Northing 0058320
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22105
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Moor View
Electoral Ward Eggbuckland
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: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047884
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 010B
Output Area / Small Area 8B1