PL11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Torpoint, Wilcove and Downderry, in Cornwall.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PL11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PL11, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PL11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is PL11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PL11 at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.4 per 1,000 people across PL.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PL11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (321), other crime (86) and criminal damage and arson (71).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PL11 was 59.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in PL11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PL11 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in PL11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall 023A | 2,181 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.7% |
| Cornwall 029A | 1,122 | 159.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 65.1% |
| Cornwall 029B | 1,515 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.7% |
| Cornwall 029C | 1,168 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.7% |
| Cornwall 029D | 1,478 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.5% |
| Cornwall 034E | 2,161 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.8% |
Your MP
- Anna GelderdLabourMP for South East Cornwall
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in PL111
Postcode sectors in PL112
Council1
Postcode districts next to PL113
Nearest rail stations1
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PL11 in brief
PL11 is a postcode district covering Torpoint, Wilcove and Downderry, in Cornwall.
About 10,164 people lived in PL11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 153 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PL11 was £230,000 in 2025.
PL11 had 10,192 usual residents at the census.
In PL11, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PL11, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.