PL24 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL24 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL24
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.3%
Gigabit-capable
31.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the PL24 postcode district (Cornwall) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 250 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 31.3%.
Around 0.5% of premises in PL24 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 PL24
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL24 2AA | 92.3% | 76.9% |
| PL24 2AD | 100% | 0% |
| PL24 2AE | 100% | 0% |
| PL24 2AF | 100% | 83.3% |
| PL24 2AG | 98.4% | 28.1% |
| PL24 2AH | 96.8% | 0% |
| PL24 2AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PL24 2AL | 100% | 0% |
| PL24 2AN | 100% | 5.3% |
| PL24 2AP | 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 PL24
Police recorded 50 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 29 | 58.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 14.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 12.0% |
| Other theft | 3 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.0% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.0% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 2.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 2.0% |
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 PL24
Based on 128 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL24 is £220,000, down 4.3% on the previous year (£230,000).
Detached
£305,000
38 sales
Semi-detached
£225,000
43 sales
Terraced
£190,000
38 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL24
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Manor View | PL24 2EP |
| 14 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Bobs Road | PL24 2ES |
| 11 May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Polmear Parc | PL24 2AA |
| 11 May 2026 | £197,000 | Terraced | Old Roselyon Road | PL24 2LR |
| 8 May 2026 | £231,000 | Semi-detached | Ash Grove | PL24 2HE |
| 5 May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Eastcliffe Road | PL24 2AH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £213,000 | Semi-detached | Old Roselyon Road | PL24 2LN |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Bobs Road | PL24 2ES |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £233,000 | Terraced | Station Road | PL24 2LZ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | St Marys Road | PL24 2EZ |
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 PL24
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tywardreath School | Primary | 4–11 | 300 | PL24 2PT |
| Biscovey Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 198 | PL24 2DB |
| Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 150 | PL24 2DB |
| Doubletrees School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 112 | PL24 2DS |
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 PL24
70 rated food businesses operate in PL24. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: BBs, Biscovey Nursery And Infant School, Biscovy Junior Academy, Bluebell's Coffee House, Brighteyes In St Blazey.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL24
From a sample of 258 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PL24 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
5%
Band C
19%
Band D
51%
Band E
17%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
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 PL24 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.