Postcode PL9 8AP (Plymouth)

Map showing PL9 8AP and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL9 8AP is located in Plymouth It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL9 8AP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL9 8AP is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.5 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 PL9 8AP as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to PL9 8AP is First Avenue which is centered 35 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Stentaway Road and is 183 m away. The closest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, 4.49 km away.

The closest primary school to PL9 8AP (for ages 11 and under) is Pomphlett Primary School. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Plymstock School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 7, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of PL9 8AP is Edgcumbe Arms and is 6.68 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on October 15, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from A Farm Pizza and is 8.11 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 93.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.9 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 2.4 out of 10. 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 PL9 8AP 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 PL9 8AP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL9 8AP, and the approximate distance away.

First Avenue 35 m
Second Avenue 156 m
Billacombe Villas 171 m
Third Avenue 226 m
Broadland Lane 256 m
Hillside Crescent 275 m
Broadland Gardens 304 m
Garden Village 345 m
Greenacres 403 m
Stentaway Road 418 m
Colesdown Hill 578 m
Billacombe Road 919 m
Elburton Road 1.36 km
A374 9.67 km
A379 37.4 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL9 8AP

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 PL9 8AP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Plymstock School Good
(November 7, 2017)
586 m
Pomphlett Primary School 725 m
Morley Meadow Primary School Good
(January 27, 2022)
929 m
Goosewell Primary Academy Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.3 km
Coombe Dean School Requires improvement
(November 29, 2018)
1.41 km
Elburton Primary School Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
1.43 km
Oreston Community Academy Good
(January 29, 2020)
1.8 km
Sherford Vale School 2.1 km
Prince Rock Primary School 2.45 km
Lipson Co-operative Academy Good
(November 4, 2021)
2.57 km
Laira Green Primary School Requires improvement
(January 29, 2020)
2.62 km
Hooe Primary Academy Good
(May 23, 2017)
2.68 km
Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School 2.78 km
High View School Outstanding
(June 29, 2011)
2.95 km
Old Priory Junior Academy Requires improvement
(September 25, 2019)
2.97 km
Lipson Vale Primary School Good
(December 13, 2018)
3.01 km
Salisbury Road Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
3.06 km
Plympton St Maurice Primary School Good
(January 10, 2020)
3.1 km
Woodford Primary School Good
(May 2, 2019)
3.11 km
Hele's School Good
(July 13, 2017)
3.14 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL9 8AP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edgcumbe Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 15, 2019
6.68 km
Aunty Em's Gatehouse Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 11, 2018
6.89 km
The Farriers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 4, 2021
6.89 km
Ahoy Fish And Chips Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
April 26, 2018
7.53 km
The Canteen At Maker Heights Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 5, 2018
7.53 km
The Orangery Garden Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 9, 2018
7.53 km
The Stables Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 5, 2017
7.53 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
7.95 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
8.01 km
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
8.03 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
8.05 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
8.05 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
8.05 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
8.05 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
8.05 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
8.05 km
Kilby's At Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
8.09 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
8.11 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
8.11 km
Lee Mill Woollens Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 7, 2018
8.14 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL9 8AP - Data from Apr 2022

Stentaway Road Bus Stop/Station 183 m
Colesdown Hill Bus Stop/Station 189 m
Stentaway Road Bus Stop/Station 236 m
Broadland Lane Bus Stop/Station 268 m
Pleasure Hill Bus Stop/Station 326 m
Plymouth Rail Station Rail 4.49 km
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing Ferry 3.43 km
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing Ferry 3.44 km
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing Ferry 3.44 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 6.47 km
Exeter International Airport Air 62.19 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL9 8AP - Data from Dec 2021

Pomphlett Plantation Woodland Or Forest 413 m
Wixenford Bottom Valley 655 m
Haye Plantation Woodland Or Forest 742 m
Dunstone Woods Woodland Or Forest 881 m
Wixenford Brake Woodland Or Forest 901 m
Sellar Acres Woodland Or Forest 930 m
The Belt Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Jew's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Radford Park Arboretum Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Kitter Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Saltram Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Saltram Point Wetland 1.83 km
Buddle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Hardwick Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Ashery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL9 8AP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 83.7 Mbps 93.3 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 9.6 Mbps 9.9 Mbps 36 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 0% 20.3 1.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 91.7 9.8
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 279,259 kWh - mean 15,514 kWh : median 14,169 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

18 meters consuming 64,352 kWh - mean 3,575 kWh : median 3,295 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL9 8AP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.36695600
Longitude -4.08268700
OS Easting 251977
OS Northing 0053969
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
17075
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
South West Devon
Electoral Ward Plymstock Dunstone
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: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Older workers and retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymstock BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047975
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 030
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 030D
Output Area / Small Area 6B4