PL12 postcode area guide — Cornwall

Where is PL12?

Broadband & internet speeds in PL12

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the PL12 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 735 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 62.2%.

Around 0.2% of premises in PL12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PL12

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Mobile signal around Cornwall

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cornwall district (312,345 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PL12

Police recorded 29 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in PL12

Based on 246 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL12 is £265,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£269,500).

Latest recorded sales in PL12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Cornwall demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Cornwall district (570,308 residents, 250,533 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PL12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in PL12

118 rated food businesses operate in PL12. 80 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 2 Guys Pizza, Abbeyfield Saltash, Asheborough House Care Centre, Asian Bowls, Bishop Cornish C Of E VA Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PL12

From a sample of 109 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PL12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Cornwall

Landlines around PL12 typically use:

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What's it like living in PL12?

Postcodes in PL12

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.