# PL27 7XL: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL27 7XL 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 PL27 7XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl27) › [PL27 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl27-7)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 53% on July. Cornwall 009B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **Roche, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **No property in PL27 7XL 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=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **£274,570 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL27 7XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **Low road and rail noise at PL27 7XL**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL
- **3.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Breock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-breock-primary-school-e137142) | Primary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wadebridge Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wadebridge-primary-academy-e137366) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wadebridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wadebridge-school-e138024) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £283,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £555,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WADEBRIDGE & CAMEL ESTUARY PRACTICE (510 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (490 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: WADEBRIDGE DENTAL CARE (210 m); PORTMAN HEALTHCARE LTD - CORNWALL (230 m); PARK CHAMBERS DENTAL SURGERY (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Wadebridge (440 m, Lidl); Co-op Wadebridge (530 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Wadebridge (760 m, Aldi); Tesco Wadebridge Superstore (990 m, Tesco)

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Cornwall 009B has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £329,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 009B was £329,750 in 2025. Joint 13,212th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,904** (2021). Cornwall 009B had 1,904 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,123rd 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 009B, 92.6% 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.

## PL27 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL27 was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 766th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,670** (2021). PL27 had 12,670 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 885th 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 PL27 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: 73.9%** (January 2026). In PL27, 73.9% 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: 50.5155, -4.8429

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), 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=-4.8429,50.5155,PL277XL

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