# PL24 2LL: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL24 2LL 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 PL24 2LL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl24) › [PL24 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl24-2)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 62% on July. Cornwall 031B: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **Par, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **No property in PL24 2LL 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=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 031B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **8.8% can get gigabit broadband at PL24 2LL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **Low road and rail noise at PL24 2LL**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **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=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL
- **4.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Doubletrees School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doubletrees-school-e143173) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Biscovey Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biscovey-academy-e137758) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biscovey-nursery-and-infants-academy-e143176) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Tywardreath School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tywardreath-school-e141616) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £165,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £213,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2023 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2023 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Par (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MIDDLEWAY SURGERY (310 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY ST BLAZEY (310 m)
- Dental practices: PAR RIVER DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op St Blazey (300 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar St Blazey (820 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 031B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Cornwall 031B has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,113th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 031B was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,866** (2021). Cornwall 031B had 1,866 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,024th 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: 71.0%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 031B, 71.0% 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.

## PL24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL24 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,524** (2021). PL24 had 10,524 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 746th 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 PL24 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In PL24, 83.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall)
- Centre: 50.3545, -4.7163

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), 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=-4.7163,50.3545,PL242LL

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