PL27 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL27 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL27
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.4%
Gigabit-capable
66.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the PL27 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 577 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL27, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.4%.
Around 1.1% of premises in PL27 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 PL27
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL27 6AA | 0% | 0% |
| PL27 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| PL27 6AD | 100% | 75% |
| PL27 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| PL27 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| PL27 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| PL27 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| PL27 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PL27 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| PL27 6AN | 96.4% | 96.4% |
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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 PL27
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL27 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 1 | 100.0% |
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 PL27
Based on 174 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL27 is £350,000, down 4.1% on the previous year (£365,000).
Detached
£500,000
72 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
36 sales
Terraced
£260,000
43 sales
Flat / maisonette
£185,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL27
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Quarrymans Cottages | PL27 7JA |
| 14 May 2026 | £362,500 | Semi-detached | PL27 7TB | |
| 1 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | PL27 7TB | |
| 1 May 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached | PL27 7QE | |
| 1 May 2026 | £65,000 | Other | PL27 7UR | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £368,000 | Terraced | PL27 6PF | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Westcott Meadow | PL27 7EX |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Glen Road | PL27 7PD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced | PL27 7QZ | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £197,500 | Semi-detached | Higher Bridge Park | PL27 6UW |
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 PL27
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadebridge School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,018 | PL27 6BU |
| Wadebridge Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 373 | PL27 6BL |
| St Breock Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | PL27 7XL |
| St Minver School | Primary | 2–11 | 175 | PL27 6QD |
| Trevisker Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 129 | PL27 7UD |
| St Issey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 124 | PL27 7RN |
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 PL27
167 rated food businesses operate in PL27. 153 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Ana's Kusina, Aspres Ski Cafe, Atlantic Coast Express, B & M Retail Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL27
From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PL27 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
7%
Band B
5%
Band C
20%
Band D
38%
Band E
17%
Band F
13%
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 PL27 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.