PL13 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL13 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL13
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
31.3%
Gigabit-capable
31.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the PL13 postcode district (Cornwall) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 424 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 31.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in PL13 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 PL13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL13 1AA | 50% | 0% |
| PL13 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Cornwall
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cornwall district (312,345 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
0.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PL13
Police recorded 42 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 47.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 | 19.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 11.9% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 9.5% |
| Other theft | 3 | 7.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 4.8% |
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 PL13
Based on 153 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL13 is £286,000, up 7.9% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£380,000
65 sales
Semi-detached
£247,000
28 sales
Terraced
£225,000
36 sales
Flat / maisonette
£161,450
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Bay View Road | PL13 1JP |
| 11 May 2026 | £379,000 | Detached | Brent Wartha | PL13 2RL |
| 5 May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | PL13 2NU | |
| 1 May 2026 | £80,000 | Semi-detached | Lansallos Street | PL13 2QU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £218,500 | Terraced | Fairfields | PL13 1HD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Cleveland Avenue | PL13 1JU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Detached | Jubilee Hill | PL13 2JZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £286,000 | Semi-detached | Grylls Park | PL13 2NG |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Woodlands View | PL13 2AW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Limmicks Road | PL13 1PU |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.3% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 25.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.2% |
| Private rented | 19.8% |
| Social rented | 7.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PL13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looe Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 513 | PL13 1NQ |
| Looe Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 238 | PL13 1JY |
| Polperro Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 103 | PL13 2JJ |
| Pelynt Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 89 | PL13 2LG |
| Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 40 | PL13 1QA |
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 PL13
164 rated food businesses operate in PL13. 142 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 4 Little Birds - 4LB, Admiral Boscarn, Al Fresh Co, Artisans In Polperro Market, Atlantis Residential Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL13
From a sample of 125 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PL13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
23%
Band D
30%
Band E
23%
Band F
14%
Band G
7%
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 PL13 typically use:
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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.