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

PL23 1QT 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 1QT 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

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 57% on July. this neighbourhood: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **Par, 6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **No property in PL23 1QT 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=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **No gigabit broadband at PL23 1QT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **Low road and rail noise at PL23 1QT**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **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=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT
- **2.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Polruan Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polruan-primary-academy-e142959) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Fowey River Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fowey-river-academy-e140836) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fowey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fowey-primary-school-e142239) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £635,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £552,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £407,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Fowey (960 m, Spar)

## 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 028D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.1** (2025). Cornwall 028D has a deprivation score of 32.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 028D was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,677** (2021). Cornwall 028D had 1,677 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,501st 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: 15.8%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 028D, 15.8% 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.

## 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: 50.3277, -4.6320

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=-4.6320,50.3277,PL231QT

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