PL25 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL25 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is PL25?
Broadband & internet speeds in PL25
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
60.7%
Gigabit-capable
55.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the PL25 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 734 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL25, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 55.9%.
Around 0.2% of premises in PL25 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 PL25
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL25 3AA | 100% | 0% |
| PL25 3AB | 100% | 0% |
| PL25 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| PL25 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| PL25 3AF | 100% | 97.1% |
| PL25 3AG | 100% | 85.7% |
| PL25 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| PL25 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PL25 3AL | 100% | 0% |
| PL25 3AN | 100% | 93.3% |
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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 PL25
Police recorded 209 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL25 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 95 | 45.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 | 14.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 | 11.5% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 6.2% |
| Other theft | 11 | 5.3% |
| Other crime | 10 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 8 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 5 | 2.4% |
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 PL25
Based on 320 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL25 is £255,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£255,950).
Detached
£320,000
125 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
80 sales
Terraced
£205,000
62 sales
Flat / maisonette
£117,000
30 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL25
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | Trevear Close | PL25 4SL |
| 15 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Phernyssick Road | PL25 3TY |
| 15 May 2026 | £242,000 | Terraced | Bojea Terrace | PL25 5RS |
| 15 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Carnjewey Way | PL25 4FU |
| 15 May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Porthpean Road | PL25 4PN |
| 15 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Alexandra Road | PL25 4QW |
| 15 May 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | Century Close | PL25 3UZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £91,000 | Flat | Mackerel Close | PL25 4FB |
| 8 May 2026 | £287,000 | Detached | Roslyn Close | PL25 3UW |
| 8 May 2026 | £217,500 | Terraced | Gwithian Road | PL25 3QL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 PL25
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrice Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,405 | PL25 3NR |
| Poltair School | Secondary | 11–16 | 882 | PL25 4BZ |
| Sandy Hill Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 455 | PL25 3AT |
| Carclaze Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 377 | PL25 3TF |
| Charlestown Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 372 | PL25 3PB |
| Mount Charles School | Primary | 3–11 | 333 | PL25 4PP |
| Bishop Bronescombe CofE School | Primary | 2–11 | 267 | PL25 3DT |
| Pondhu Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 187 | PL25 5DS |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL25
From a sample of 341 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PL25 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 58% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
7%
Band C
50%
Band D
28%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
Band G
0%
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 PL25 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.