PL27
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wadebridge and Egloshayle, in Cornwall.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PL27 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PL27, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PL27 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is PL27 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PL27 at a rate of 61.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.4 per 1,000 people across PL.
In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PL27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (393), other crime (163) and criminal damage and arson (93).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PL27 was 68.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in PL27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PL27 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in PL27
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall 007A | 1,297 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.9% |
| Cornwall 007E | 2,041 | 55.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 41.7% |
| Cornwall 008A | 1,603 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 77.6% |
| Cornwall 008C | 1,067 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.8% |
| Cornwall 009A | 1,633 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.9% |
| Cornwall 009B | 1,904 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.6% |
| Cornwall 009C | 1,759 | 159.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.1% |
| Cornwall 009D | 1,514 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.9% |
Your MP
- Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratMP for North Cornwall
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in PL272
Postcode sectors in PL273
Council1
Postcode districts next to PL275
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PL27 in brief
PL27 is a postcode district covering Wadebridge and Egloshayle, in Cornwall.
About 12,911 people lived in PL27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £355,000 in 2025 across 224 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PL27 was £355,000 in 2025.
PL27 had 12,670 usual residents at the census.
In PL27, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PL27, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.