PL30 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL30 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL30
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
79.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
55.6%
Gigabit-capable
55.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.4%
Broadband availability in the PL30 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 535 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL30, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 79.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 55.6%.
Around 2.4% of premises in PL30 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 PL30
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL30 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| PL30 3AB | 100% | 0% |
| PL30 3AD | 100% | 46.2% |
| PL30 3AE | 100% | 0% |
| PL30 3AF | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| PL30 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| PL30 3AH | 75% | 75% |
| PL30 3AJ | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| PL30 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| PL30 3AN | 50% | 50% |
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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.
House prices in PL30
Based on 90 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL30 is £320,000, down 17.9% on the previous year (£390,000).
Detached
£430,000
48 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
20 sales
Terraced
£120,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL30
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | PL30 3LR | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £401,600 | Detached | PL30 4NU | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £860,000 | Detached | PL30 4NS | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £317,066 | Semi-detached | Coombe Road | PL30 4DQ |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £640,000 | Detached | PL30 5AA | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | PL30 4LN | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | PL30 5JA | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | PL30 5LB | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Tremeer Lane | PL30 3NF |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Glebe Parc | PL30 3AS |
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 PL30
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanivet Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 147 | PL30 5HE |
| St Teath Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 145 | PL30 3JX |
| Nanstallon Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 111 | PL30 5JZ |
| Luxulyan School | Primary | 4–11 | 107 | PL30 5EE |
| St Kew Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | PL30 3ER |
| Cardinham School | Primary | 2–11 | 81 | PL30 4BN |
| Red Moor School | Not applicable | 5–18 | 78 | PL30 5BT |
| St Wenn School | Primary | 3–11 | 75 | PL30 5PS |
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 PL30
83 rated food businesses operate in PL30. 73 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Barn Bites, Beare's, Blisland Community Primary School, Blisland Village Hall, Bodmin Rugby Football Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL30
From a sample of 98 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PL30 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 16% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
15%
Band D
30%
Band E
34%
Band F
14%
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 PL30 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.