# PL23 1JX: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL23 1JX 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 PL23 1JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl23) › [PL23 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl23-1)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Cornwall 035D: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **Par, 5.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **No property in PL23 1JX 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=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 035D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **£274,570 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **No gigabit broadband at PL23 1JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL23 1JX**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **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=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX
- **2.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fowey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fowey-primary-school-e142239) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fowey River Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fowey-river-academy-e140836) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Polruan Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polruan-primary-academy-e142959) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £1,300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £725,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2023 | £318,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £540,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £444,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FOWEY RIVER PRACTICE (380 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (270 m)
- Dental practices: STATION ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Fowey (300 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £274,570** (August 2026). Cornwall’s average house price was £274,570 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Cornwall costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 035D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.4** (2025). Cornwall 035D has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,887th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 035D was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 7,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,242** (2021). Cornwall 035D had 1,242 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,323rd 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: 36.9%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 035D, 36.9% 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.

## PL23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL23 was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 478th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,262** (2021). PL23 had 3,262 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 352nd 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 PL23 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: 39.7%** (January 2026). In PL23, 39.7% 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: 50.3348, -4.6376

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

## Your MP

- [St Austell and Newquay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-austell-and-newquay): Noah Law (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), August 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=-4.6376,50.3348,PL231JX

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