Browse UK - UK Postcode Area PL

Postcode PL covers (in order of area type): Plymouth (City)Padstow (Town)Wadebridge (Town)St Austell (Town)Lostwithiel (Town)Fowey (Town)St Blazey (Town)Bodmin (Town)Camelford (Town)Looe (Town)Callington (Town)Liskeard (Town)Launceston (Town)Saltash (Town)Torpoint (Town)Sherford (Town)Tavistock (Town)Ivybridge (Town)

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crime score for the PL area 59 out of 100 (higher is better)

house price score for the PL area 49 out of 100 (higher is more expensive)

jobs within 10 miles score for the PL area 20 out of 100 (higher is better)

motorway junctions for the PL area 0 located within a 10 mile radius

train stations for the PL area 34 located within a 10 mile radius

public green area score for the PL area 30 out of 100 (higher is better - areas within three miles)

primary schools score for the PL area 42 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

secondary schools score for the PL area 39 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

college a-level score for the PL area 43 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

vocational college score for the PL area 41 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

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Top 10 Types of Resident

  1. Rural residents/Farming communities/Agricultural communities7.5%
  2. Rural residents/Rural tenants/Ageing rural flat tenants6.91%
  3. Urbanites/Ageing urban living/Self-sufficient retirement6.78%
  4. Rural residents/Rural tenants/Rural life6.19%
  5. Urbanites/Urban professionals and families/White professionals5.48%
  6. Hard-pressed living/Hard pressed ageing workers/Ageing rural industry workers4.75%
  7. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/White suburban communities3.98%
  8. Constrained city dwellers/Challenged diversity/Hampered aspiration3.85%
  9. Hard-pressed living/Industrious communities/Industrious transitions3.57%
  10. Rural residents/Ageing rural dwellers/Detached rural retirement3.5%

Top 10 Recorded Crime Types

  1. Anti-social behaviour (17,089 recorded, uk average is 17,454)33.44%
  2. Violence and sexual offences (13,449 recorded, uk average is 14,006)26.32%
  3. Criminal damage and arson (4,947 recorded, uk average is 5,914)9.68%
  4. Other theft (3,547 recorded, uk average is 5,103)6.94%
  5. Shoplifting (2,916 recorded, uk average is 3,751)5.71%
  6. Burglary (2,179 recorded, uk average is 4,242)4.26%
  7. Public order (2,125 recorded, uk average is 3,288)4.16%
  8. Vehicle crime (1,806 recorded, uk average is 4,421)3.53%
  9. Drugs (1,224 recorded, uk average is 1,295)2.4%
  10. Other crime (796 recorded, uk average is 859)1.56%

Top 10 Most Expensive Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. PL8 (Combe, Yealmpton, Devon, South West)£377,625
  2. PL8 (Bridgend, Yealmpton, Devon, South West)£377,625
  3. PL8 (Sherford, Yealmpton, Devon, South West)£377,625
  4. PL28 (Shop, Padstow, Cornwall, South West)£340,000
  5. PL28 (Padstow, Padstow, Cornwall, South West)£340,000
  6. PL29 (, St Endellion, Cornwall, South West)£310,000
  7. PL30 (, Helland, Cornwall, South West)£270,333
  8. PL27 (Porthilly, St Breock, Cornwall, South West)£261,333
  9. PL27 (Splatt, St Breock, Cornwall, South West)£261,333
  10. PL27 (Stoptide, St Breock, Cornwall, South West)£261,333

Top 10 Cheapest Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. PL5 (Weston Mill, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  2. PL5 (West Park, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  3. PL5 (Riverside, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  4. PL5 (Whitleigh, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  5. PL5 (St Budeaux, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  6. PL5 (Ernesettle, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  7. PL5 (Honicknowle, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  8. PL5 (King's Tamerton, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  9. PL5 (Manadon, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100
  10. PL5 (Barne Barton, Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)£138,100

Top 10 Safest Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. PL35 / Penally Point (Forrabury and Minster, Cornwall, South West)
  2. PL29 / Downgate Cove (St Endellion, Cornwall, South West)
  3. PL33 / Minehousedoor Cove (St Teath, Cornwall, South West)
  4. PL34 / Start Point (Tintagel, Cornwall, South West)
  5. PL16 / Westweek Plantation (Lifton, Devon, South West)
  6. PL11 / Cobland Hill (Antony, Cornwall, South West)
  7. PL22 / Colwood Wood (Lostwithiel, Cornwall, South West)
  8. PL23 / Bodmin Pill (Fowey, Cornwall, South West)
  9. PL8 / Pilot Cove (Yealmpton, Devon, South West)
  10. PL18 / Delaware Community Primary School (Calstock, Cornwall, South West)

Top 10 Unsafe Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. PL1 / City College Plymouth (Plymouth, Plymouth, South West)
  2. PL4 / Plymouth University Marine Station (Barbican, Plymouth, South West)
  3. PL5 / Warren Plantations (Crownhill, Plymouth, South West)
  4. PL2 / Keyham Barton Roman Catholic Primary School (Beacon Park, Plymouth, South West)
  5. PL6 / South Wood (Derriford, Plymouth, South West)
  6. PL25 / Cornwall College (St Austell, Cornwall, South West)
  7. PL3 / Blaxton Meadow (Efford, Plymouth, South West)
  8. PL31 / Callywith College (Bodmin, Cornwall, South West)
  9. PL14 / Draw Wood (Liskeard, Cornwall, South West)
  10. PL26 / Great Perhaver Point (St Mewan, Cornwall, South West)

Top Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Sandy Hill AcademySandy Hill, St Austell, PL25 3AT99 out of 100
  2. Ermington Primary SchoolSchool Road, Ermington, Ivybridge, PL21 9NH99 out of 100
  3. Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary SchoolNewton Ferrers, Dillons the Green, Newton Ferrers Plymouth, PL8 1AS98 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Devonport High School for GirlsLyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL96 out of 100
  2. Devonport High School for BoysParadise Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5QP84 out of 100
  3. Ivybridge Community CollegeHarford Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0JA73 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Ivybridge Community CollegeHarford Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0JA90 out of 100
  2. Hele's TrustSeymour Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4LT78 out of 100
  3. Bodmin CollegeLostwithiel Road, Bodmin, PL31 1DD77 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Cornwall CollegeCorporate Headquarters, Cornwall College St Austell, Tregonissey Road, St Austell, PL25 4DJ96 out of 100
  2. City College PlymouthKings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG92 out of 100
  3. Ivybridge Community CollegeHarford Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0JA80 out of 100

Lowest Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Werrington SchoolYeolmbridge, Launceston, PL15 8TN0 out of 100
  2. Pelynt SchoolPelynt, Pelynt, PL13 2LG0 out of 100
  3. St Dennis Primary AcademyCarne Hill, St Dennis, St Austell, PL26 8AY0 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Mount Tamar SchoolRow Lane, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 2EF0 out of 100
  2. Longcause Community Special SchoolLongcause, Plympton St Maurice, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1JB2 out of 100
  3. Brook Green Centre for LearningBodmin Road, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4DZ6 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Focus School - Plymouth CampusFoulston Avenue, Plymouth, PL5 1HL4 out of 100
  2. Plymouth Studio SchoolDerriford Road, Plymouth, PL6 8BH5 out of 100
  3. All Saints Church of England AcademyPennycross, Plymouth, PL5 3NE11 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Focus School - Plymouth CampusFoulston Avenue, Plymouth, PL5 1HL2 out of 100
  2. Plymouth Studio SchoolDerriford Road, Plymouth, PL6 8BH5 out of 100
  3. UTC PlymouthPark Avenue, Devenport, Plymouth, PL1 4RL7 out of 100
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