PL15 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL15 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL15
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.1%
Gigabit-capable
65.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the PL15 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 805 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.1%.
Around 1.1% of premises in PL15 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 PL15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL15 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| PL15 7AB | 69% | 69% |
| PL15 7AD | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| PL15 7AE | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| PL15 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| PL15 7AG | 0% | 0% |
| PL15 7AH | 0% | 0% |
| PL15 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PL15 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| PL15 7AP | 100% | 100% |
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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.
House prices in PL15
Based on 234 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL15 is £250,000, down 2.0% on the previous year (£255,000).
Detached
£370,000
95 sales
Semi-detached
£227,500
40 sales
Terraced
£181,000
55 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £82,000 | Terraced | St Leonards Road | PL15 8LQ |
| 21 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | St Johns Road | PL15 7DE |
| 13 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Mayne Close | PL15 8XQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Snowdrop Crescent | PL15 9JA |
| 7 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Barley Rise | PL15 9GS |
| 6 May 2026 | £129,500 | Terraced | Chestnut Drive | PL15 9GP |
| 6 May 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | PL15 8QR | |
| 5 May 2026 | £99,500 | Flat | Dunheved Road | PL15 9DR |
| 1 May 2026 | £187,000 | Semi-detached | Tor View | PL15 7HB |
| 1 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | PL15 7LY |
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 PL15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,205 | PL15 9JR |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 222 | PL15 7HX |
| St Josephs School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 212 | PL15 8HN |
| Tregadillett Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 206 | PL15 7EU |
| St Stephens Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 199 | PL15 8HL |
| Windmill Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 162 | PL15 9AE |
| South Petherwin Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 114 | PL15 7LE |
| Launceston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 101 | PL15 9FW |
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 PL15
136 rated food businesses operate in PL15. 115 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Altarnun Community Primary School, Archer Arms, Asda Express Launceston - Western Road PFS, B And M, Beaumont Court Residential Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL15
From a sample of 227 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PL15 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
45%
Band D
23%
Band E
16%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
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 PL15 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.