PL22 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL22 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL22
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
79%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
14.7%
Gigabit-capable
14.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.1%
Broadband availability in the PL22 postcode district (Cornwall) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 210 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 79% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 14.7%.
Around 2.1% of premises in PL22 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 PL22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL22 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| PL22 0AP | 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 PL22
Police recorded 17 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 7 | 41.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 17.6% |
| Public order | 3 | 17.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 11.8% |
| Other theft | 1 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 5.9% |
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 PL22
Based on 45 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL22 is £255,000, down 20.3% on the previous year (£320,000).
Detached
£450,000
10 sales
Semi-detached
£246,500
10 sales
Terraced
£238,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced | Grenville Road | PL22 0EP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | North Street | PL22 0EF |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Bodmin Hill | PL22 0AH |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £246,500 | Semi-detached | Grenville Road | PL22 0ER |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Pendour Park | PL22 0PQ |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £237,500 | Terraced | Pendour Park | PL22 0PQ |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Robartes Terrace | PL22 0AR |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Mount Pleasant Place | PL22 0AS |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Grenville Meadows | PL22 0JS |
| 3 Feb 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Gilbury Hill | PL22 0GH |
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 PL22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostwithiel School | Primary | 2–11 | 166 | PL22 0AJ |
| St Winnow CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | PL22 0RA |
| Lerryn CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 21 | PL22 0QA |
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 PL22
35 rated food businesses operate in PL22. 31 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A B Meats, Asquith's Restaurant, Bellamama Deli, Boconnoc House, Caterlink @ Lostwithiel Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL22
From a sample of 157 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PL22 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
29%
Band D
25%
Band E
25%
Band F
7%
Band G
3%
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 PL22 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.