PL31 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL31 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is PL31?
Broadband & internet speeds in PL31
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
70.3%
Gigabit-capable
70.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the PL31 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 487 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70.3%.
Around 0.2% of premises in PL31 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 PL31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL31 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| PL31 1AB | 100% | 24% |
| PL31 1AD | 100% | 24% |
| PL31 1AF | 100% | 84.6% |
| PL31 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| PL31 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| PL31 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PL31 1AL | 100% | 35.3% |
| PL31 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| PL31 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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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 PL31
Police recorded 204 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 97 | 47.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 | 15.7% |
| Public order | 20 | 9.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 9.3% |
| Other theft | 10 | 4.9% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 3.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 3.4% |
| Other crime | 3 | 1.5% |
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 PL31
Based on 172 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL31 is £215,000, down 8.5% on the previous year (£235,000).
Detached
£325,000
51 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
40 sales
Terraced
£174,000
60 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Bramley Park | PL31 2BN |
| 15 May 2026 | £233,000 | Terraced | Tretoil View | PL31 1BX |
| 13 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Berry Lane | PL31 2ER |
| 1 May 2026 | £210,000 | Detached | Jago Close | PL31 1PP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached | Crowles View | PL31 2UB |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Priory Road | PL31 2AE |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Fore Street | PL31 2JB |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Robartes Road | PL31 1JG |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Higher Bore Street | PL31 1JW |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £88,000 | Terraced | Higher Bore Street | PL31 1JW |
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 PL31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodmin College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,236 | PL31 1DD |
| St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 500 | PL31 1DS |
| Beacon Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 448 | PL31 1JQ |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin | Primary | 3–11 | 239 | PL31 1LW |
| Berrycoombe School | Primary | 2–11 | 197 | PL31 2PH |
| North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy | Not applicable | 5–16 | 47 | PL31 1LZ |
| Callywith College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 0 | PL31 2GT |
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 PL31
109 rated food businesses operate in PL31. 98 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3rd Bodmin Scout Group, Aldi, Asda, Asda Cafe, B And M.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL31
From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PL31 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
44%
Band D
23%
Band E
13%
Band F
6%
Band G
4%
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 PL31 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.