Postcode PL6 7LW (Plymouth)

Map showing PL6 7LW and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL6 7LW is located in Plymouth It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL6 7LW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL6 7LW is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.2 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 7LW as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to PL6 7LW is St Anne's Road which is centered 18 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St. Annes Road and is 29 m away.

The closest primary school to PL6 7LW (for ages 11 and under) is Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 20, 2018. 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 7LW is The Skylark Inn and is 5.18 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on March 2, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Uphill Farm Events and is 4.87 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 112.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 85.7% 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 2.3 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 7LW 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 7LW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL6 7LW, and the approximate distance away.

St Anne's Road 18 m
Cobham Close 87 m
Woodlands End 140 m
Glenfield Road 142 m
Elmwood Close 150 m
Westwood Avenue 153 m
Oak Tree Park 182 m
Holtwood Road 195 m
Woodford Road 210 m
Glenholt Road 224 m
Buena Vista Way 289 m
Buena Vista Gardens 319 m
Glenholt Close 390 m
Appledore Close 398 m
Buena Vista Drive 447 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL6 7LW

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 PL6 7LW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2018)
918 m
Thornbury Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.01 km
Widewell Primary Academy Good
(October 20, 2021)
1.04 km
Oakwood Primary Academy Good
(June 13, 2019)
1.17 km
Notre Dame RC School Good
(June 5, 2019)
1.6 km
Cann Bridge School Good
(January 16, 2018)
1.66 km
Tor Bridge High Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.66 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Requires improvement
(March 7, 2018)
1.72 km
Tor Bridge Primary School 1.88 km
Beechwood Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
2.01 km
Leigham Primary School Good
(May 21, 2019)
2.38 km
Woodlands School Good
(November 29, 2017)
2.51 km
St Edward's CofE Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.57 km
Widey Court Primary School Good
(May 14, 2019)
2.86 km
Courtlands School Good
(December 18, 2019)
2.86 km
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Good
(June 13, 2019)
2.89 km
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
2.99 km
Whitleigh Community Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
2.99 km
St Boniface's RC College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
3.14 km
Woodfield Primary School Good
(October 31, 2019)
3.21 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL6 7LW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Uphill Farm Events Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
4.87 km
The Skylark Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
March 2, 2022
5.18 km
Olde Plough Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 8, 2018
5.49 km
Who'd Have Thought It Inn Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
5.64 km
Bere Ferrers Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
5.65 km
Tamar Belle Dining Car Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
6.08 km
Tamar Belle Ltd Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
6.08 km
Yelverton Golf Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
6.15 km
Ox-Yard Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
6.46 km
Hartcare at Ravenscroft Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 1, 2019
6.92 km
Knightstone Tearooms Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
November 2, 2021
6.92 km
Team Systems Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
7.13 km
Edgemoor Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 25, 2019
7.16 km
Penmoor Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 13, 2019
7.24 km
Co Operative Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 2, 2019
7.41 km
Scarlet's Kitchen Other catering premises 5
Very Good
November 2, 2021
7.41 km
The Game Larder Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
7.41 km
W A Bidder & Sons Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 22, 2021
7.41 km
Yelverton Garage Retailers - other Exempt
7.41 km
Just Be Coffee Wine Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
7.47 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL6 7LW - Data from Apr 2022

St. Annes Road Bus Stop/Station 29 m
St Anne's Road Bus Stop/Station 72 m
Woodford Road Bus Stop/Station 130 m
St Annes Road Bus Stop/Station 132 m
Oak Tree Park Bus Stop/Station 162 m
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 7.03 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 7.03 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 7.03 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 538 m
Exeter International Airport Air 59.39 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL6 7LW - Data from Dec 2021

Holt Wood Woodland Or Forest 602 m
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 658 m
Darklake Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Common Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Henroost Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Widewell Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Pick Pie Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Colwill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
The Brake Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Belliver Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Hatshill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Arnold's Hill Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Great Shaugh Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Rock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Porsham Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL6 7LW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 53.5 Mbps 112.6 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 28 10
30-300 Mbps 14.3% 75.4 11.6
300+ Mbps 85.7% 593 39

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 287,095 kWh - mean 15,110 kWh : median 13,982 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 133,436 kWh - mean 4,942 kWh : median 3,661 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL6 7LW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.42607800
Longitude -4.10504800
OS Easting 250573
OS Northing 0060587
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
23700
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Moor View
Electoral Ward Moor View
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: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047852
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 001B
Output Area / Small Area 6A3