# PL15 8HG: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL15 8HG 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 PL15 8HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl15) › [PL15 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl15-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Cornwall 005C: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **No property in PL15 8HG 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=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL15 8HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL15 8HG**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG
- **3.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Stephens Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-community-academy-e140513) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Josephs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-school-e112071) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Windmill Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windmill-hill-academy-e140514) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-cofe-primary-school-e142804) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £466,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £386,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £178,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £217,420 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2024 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar - Launceston (680 m, Spar); Budgens Greenaways (720 m, Budgens); Co-op Launceston (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 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Cornwall 005C has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £196,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 005C was £196,000 in 2025. Joint 6,266th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,708** (2021). Cornwall 005C had 1,708 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,179th most 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: 77.0%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 005C, 77.0% 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.

## PL15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £252,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL15 was £252,000 in 2025. Joint 780th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,007** (2021). PL15 had 21,007 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,359th least 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 PL15 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: 72.2%** (January 2026). In PL15, 72.2% 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: 50.6471, -4.3716

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

## Your MP

- [North Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cornwall): Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat), 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=-4.3716,50.6471,PL158HG

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