PL15 9QU

Tamarside · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Launceston
Local authority
West Devon
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL15 9QR 767 m
PL15 9QT 852 m
PL16 0DA 1.2 km
PL15 9QX 1.3 km
PL15 9QS 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL15 9QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 9
Latitude
50.642990
Longitude
-4.324948
British National Grid easting
235,713
British National Grid northing
85,170

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Electoral ward
Tamarside · E05010564
Parish or community
E04003332
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00103054
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 004D · E01020340
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 004 · E02004232

Postcode source versions

Explore PL15

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Welltown Barn, Polson Bridge, Launceston, PL15 9QU 21 February 2022 £620,000
Newmoor Park, Polson Bridge, Launceston, PL15 9QU 6 December 2019 £795,000
Newmoor Barn, Polson Bridge, Launceston, PL15 9QU 15 August 2012 £660,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Launceston Primary School

    Free schools

    2.6 km
  2. Windmill Hill Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Launceston College

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

11 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.8
PL15 9 residents
7,599

Age bands in PL15 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,397 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

697 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

1,779 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,088 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,682 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL15 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
12.5%

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LAUNCESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LANDLAKE ROAD, LAUNCESTON, PL15 9HH

    ODS code L82030

    3.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Launceston Rugby Ground

    BCT · Launceston

    0.3 miles
  • Launceston Rugby Ground

    BCT · Launceston

    0.3 miles
  • Liftondown Cross

    BCT · Liftondown

    0.8 miles
  • Liftondown Cross

    BCT · Liftondown

    0.8 miles
  • Homeleigh Garden Centre

    BCT · Dutson

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 004D, 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

13,027 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £620,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL15 9QU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Devon is £286,145 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Launceston Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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