PL16 postcode area guide — Torridge
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL16 postcode district in Torridge — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
72.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
47.4%
Gigabit-capable
47.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.4%
Broadband availability in the PL16 postcode district (Torridge) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 109 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 72.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 47.4%.
Around 1.4% of premises in PL16 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 PL16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL16 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| PL16 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| PL16 0AD | 100% | 50% |
| PL16 0AE | 100% | 55% |
| PL16 0AF | 100% | 28.6% |
| PL16 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| PL16 0AH | 100% | 18.2% |
| PL16 0AJ | 100% | 76.5% |
| PL16 0AL | 100% | 73.3% |
| PL16 0AN | 100% | 81.8% |
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Mobile signal around Torridge
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Torridge district (36,365 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
68.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
0.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
72.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PL16
Police recorded 5 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 80.0% |
| Other theft | 1 | 20.0% |
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 PL16
Based on 23 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL16 is £417,000, up 51.6% on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£462,000
10 sales
Semi-detached
£305,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £160,000 | Other | Station Road | PL16 0AN |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | PL16 0AJ | |
| 7 May 2026 | £335,250 | Detached | PL16 0DB | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | Station Road | PL16 0AN |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Oak Ridge | PL16 0LD |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £417,000 | Semi-detached | Leat Road | PL16 0AE |
| 2 Mar 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | PL16 0AY | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | PL16 0HH | |
| 12 Dec 2025 | £462,000 | Detached | PL16 0ER | |
| 8 Dec 2025 | £815,000 | Other | PL16 0JT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Torridge demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Torridge district (68,113 residents, 30,458 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 17.3% |
| 30–44 | 15.4% |
| 45–64 | 23.5% |
| 65+ | 28.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69.6% |
| Private rented | 20.2% |
| Social rented | 7.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PL16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifton Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 131 | PL16 0EH |
| Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 78 | EX20 4DP |
| Launceston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 101 | PL15 9FW |
| St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 100 | PL15 9SD |
| Milton Abbot Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 82 | PL19 0PS |
| Launceston College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,205 | PL15 9JR |
| Windmill Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 162 | PL15 9AE |
| St Josephs School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 212 | PL15 8HN |
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 PL16
15 rated food businesses operate in PL16. 12 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bornel Care Limited, Fox & Grapes, Frankaborough Farm Holiday Cottages, H & L Butchery Services, Kelly House Enterprises.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL16
From a sample of 97 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PL16 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 10% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
10%
Band D
22%
Band E
35%
Band F
25%
Band G
8%
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 Torridge
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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.