# PL12 4NQ: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL12 4NQ is a postcode in Cornwall.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cornwall. Open the map at PL12 4NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl12) › [PL12 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl12-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Cornwall 026A: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **Saltash, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **No property in PL12 4NQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 026A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL12 4NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL12 4NQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-saltash-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e111966) | Primary | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fountain Head House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fountain-head-house-school-e148497) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Saltash Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saltash-community-school-e136575) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunel-primary-and-nursery-academy-e136957) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-cornish-cofe-va-primary-school-e112034) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burraton Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burraton-community-primary-school-e111972) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-uk-plymouth-campus-e135849) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £114,513 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £245,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE (470 m); PORT VIEW SURGERY (710 m)
- Pharmacies: SALTASH PHARMACY (700 m); BOOTS (850 m); TAMAR PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE (470 m); ARCHWAY DENTAL SALTASH LTD (730 m); ASTRID BEAUTY & DENTAL - ASTRID GROUP LIMITED (890 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m); KEAST MEWS DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Cross Park (50 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Saltash 36-38 Fore Street (920 m, Morrisons); Co-op Saltash (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,642** (July 2026). Cornwall’s average house price was £275,642 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,002** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cornwall earned a median of £35,002 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 64th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Cornwall costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Cornwall has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 112th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cornwall 026A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Cornwall 026A has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,250th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 026A was £230,500 in 2025. Joint 9,694th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,403** (2021). Cornwall 026A had 1,403 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,326th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 026A, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PL12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL12 was £275,498 in 2025. 965th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,176** (2021). PL12 had 22,176 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,329th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PL12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.8%** (January 2026). In PL12, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall)
- Centre: 50.4059, -4.2238

Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South East Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-east-cornwall): Anna Gelderd (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.2238,50.4059,PL124NQ

## How to cite

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