PL28 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL28 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL28
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
51%
Gigabit-capable
51%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.9%
Broadband availability in the PL28 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 246 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 51%.
Around 1.9% of premises in PL28 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 PL28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL28 8AA | 50% | 50% |
| PL28 8AB | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| PL28 8AD | 96% | 96% |
| PL28 8AE | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| PL28 8AF | 31.5% | 31.5% |
| PL28 8AG | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| PL28 8AH | 40% | 40% |
| PL28 8AJ | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| PL28 8AL | 73.3% | 73.3% |
| PL28 8AN | 68.4% | 68.4% |
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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 PL28
Police recorded 10 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 40.0% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 30.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 20.0% |
| Other theft | 1 | 10.0% |
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 PL28
Based on 54 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL28 is £465,000, up 13.4% on the previous year (£410,000).
Detached
£700,000
22 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
8 sales
Terraced
£295,000
16 sales
Flat / maisonette
£550,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Grenville Road | PL28 8EX |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Detached | Foxglove Crescent | PL28 8TD |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £632,999 | Other | Strand Street | PL28 8BU |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Rainyfields Close | PL28 8RF |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Boyd Avenue | PL28 8ER |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Grenville Road | PL28 8EX |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £2,499,950 | Detached | PL28 8LR | |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £252,000 | Terraced | Alma Place | PL28 8AS |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £620,000 | Detached | Warwick Close | PL28 8LH |
| 3 Mar 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Tregella Lane | PL28 8LJ |
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 PL28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padstow School | Primary | 2–11 | 157 | PL28 8EX |
| St Merryn School | Primary | 3–11 | 115 | PL28 8NP |
| St Issey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 124 | PL27 7RN |
| St Minver School | Primary | 2–11 | 175 | PL27 6QD |
| Trevisker Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 129 | PL27 7UD |
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 PL28
98 rated food businesses operate in PL28. 90 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Atlantic Bays Holiday Park, Beach Box Cafe, Berryfields, Bigpanparties, Bintwo.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL28
From a sample of 62 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PL28 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
21%
Band C
15%
Band D
32%
Band E
16%
Band F
10%
Band G
6%
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 PL28 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.