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PL15

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,031
Current units
812
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
219

Postcode sectors in PL15

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
11,735 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Nook, 7, Castle Street, Launceston, PL15 8BA 24 July 2026 £430,000
10, Southernhaye, Launceston, PL15 9DH 21 July 2026 £55,000
17, Penhole Drive, Launceston, PL15 9FH 17 July 2026 £119,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
18
Primary
16
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 691
  • Other theft 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Public order 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PL15 usual residents
21,403
Age-profile population
21,291

Age bands in PL15

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.7%
3,333 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.9%
1,896 residents
Age 25 to 44
20.3%
4,329 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.4%
6,270 residents
Age 65 and over
25.7%
5,463 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 795 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
94.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
94.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
13.9%

In this district, 490 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 372 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 29 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • LAUNCESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDLAKE ROAD, LAUNCESTON, PL15 9HH

    ODS code L82030

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1,789 recorded sales in PL15. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cornwall is £277,801 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 691 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.