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Thinking of living at PL18 9NS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the supermarket is further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Valley Junior Academy | Primary | 350 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Gulworthy Primary Academy | Primary | 2.0 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Tavistock College | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.6 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Lowen School | Independent | 0 m | – |
| Copper Fields School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Quay View School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
Every primary near PL18 9NS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | King Georges Field (Gunnislake) | 930 m | 2 |
| Basketball | Basketball hoop | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Football | Football pitch | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Gawton Gravity Hub | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Luckett Cricket Ground | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Tavistock College | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Gunnislake, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 50k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Plymouth.
The nearest bus stop is Cornish Inn, 400 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 79, 79A, DC1).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 80 minutes away by public transport (39 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Copper Valley Junior Academy, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 43% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Tavistock College, 4.8 km away; Attainment 8: 41.6 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Devonport High School for Girls (14.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 5.1 km away, with Gunnislake Stores closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gunnislake Health Centre (300 m), with Gunnislake Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Urban Styling is 5.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Derriford Hospital, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 36% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
POP IN Cafe And Community Hub is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Cornish Inn the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 136 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 47% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Millennium Garden, 400 m away; for exercise, Body Zone (5.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newquay is 55 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 143 km.
12 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.