# PL31 1RJ: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL31 1RJ 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 PL31 1RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl31) › [PL31 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl31-1)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Cornwall 015D: 169 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **Bodmin Parkway, 5.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **No property in PL31 1RJ 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=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 015D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **No gigabit broadband at PL31 1RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PL31 1RJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **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=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ
- **3.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-bodmin-e140773) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cornwall-alternative-provision-academy-e139759) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Berrycoombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berrycoombe-school-e145757) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beacon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-academy-e142958) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-petrocs-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e139091) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bodmin College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bodmin-college-e136383) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £177,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| March 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £277,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2023 | £137,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £360,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Bodmin St Marys Road (100 m, Morrisons); Spar - Bodmin (160 m, Spar); Sainsburys Bodmin (800 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 015D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 55.0** (2025). Cornwall 015D has a deprivation score of 55.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,589th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,584** (2021). Cornwall 015D had 1,584 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,979th 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: 65.5%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 015D, 65.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.5%** (August 2026). In Cornwall 015D, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## PL31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL31 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,599** (2021). PL31 had 16,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,098th 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 PL31 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: 73.8%** (January 2026). In PL31, 73.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall)
- Centre: 50.4683, -4.7345

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), 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=-4.7345,50.4683,PL311RJ

## How to cite

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