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PL15 7DR

Launceston South · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Launceston South
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL15 8AB 62 m
PL15 8AE 83 m
PL15 7AR 88 m
PL15 7AB 89 m
PL15 7AZ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL15 7DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 7
Latitude
50.636628
Longitude
-4.362171
British National Grid easting
233,059
British National Grid northing
84,546

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Electoral ward
Launceston South · E05013301
Parish or community
E04011466
Westminster constituency
North Cornwall · E14001385
Output area
E00095682
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 005C · E01018948
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 005 · E02003935

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Windmill Hill Academy

    Academy converter

    306 m

  2. St Josephs School

    Other independent school

    840 m

  3. Launceston College

    Academy converter

    885 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 479
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Other theft 74
  • Public order 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL15 7 residents
6,544

Age bands in PL15 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

854 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

496 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

1,135 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

1,986 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,988 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LAUNCESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDLAKE ROAD, LAUNCESTON, PL15 9HH

    ODS code L82030

    1.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westgate Street

    BCT · Launceston

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate Street

    BCT · Launceston

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate Street

    BCT · Launceston

    0.1 miles

  • Museum

    BCT · Launceston

    0.1 miles

  • Wooda Road

    BCT · Launceston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 005C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,673 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Windmill Hill Academy is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 479 events.

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