PL15 8EL

Launceston North & North Petherwin · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Launceston
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL15 8EN 37 m
PL15 8DJ 43 m
PL15 8DU 47 m
PL15 8EW 53 m
PL15 8DL 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL15 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 8
Latitude
50.642358
Longitude
-4.365725
British National Grid easting
232,828
British National Grid northing
85,191

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Parish or community
E04011466
Westminster constituency
North Cornwall · E14001385
Output area
E00095699
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 005C · E01018948
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 005 · E02003935

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Newport Square, Launceston, PL15 8EL 15 August 2023 £44,500
12, Newport Square, Launceston, PL15 8EL 14 June 2022 £70,000
9, Newport Square, Launceston, PL15 8EL 3 June 2010 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St Josephs School

    Other independent school

    180 m
  2. St Stephens Community Academy

    Academy converter

    489 m
  3. Windmill Hill Academy

    Academy converter

    984 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
731
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 387
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Other theft 62
  • Public order 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.4
PL15 8 residents
7,260

Age bands in PL15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,082 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

703 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

1,415 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

2,196 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

1,793 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL15 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
55.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
55.6%
Gigabit-capable
55.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LAUNCESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDLAKE ROAD, LAUNCESTON, PL15 9HH

    ODS code L82030

    1.7 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

  • St Stephens Hill

    BCT · Newport

    0.0 miles
  • St Stephens Hill

    BCT · Newport

    0.0 miles
  • Spar Shop

    BCT · Newport

    0.0 miles
  • Convent

    BCT · Newport

    0.1 miles
  • Newport Industrial Estate Entrance

    BCT · Newport

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
10
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £57,250 from 2 recorded sales in PL15 8EL. 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

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Josephs School is the nearest published school at 180 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

731 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 387 events.

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