PL15 9SX

Broadheath · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Launceston
Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL15 9RB 1.1 km
PL15 9ST 1.3 km
PL15 9RP 1.3 km
PL15 9SR 1.3 km
PL15 9SS 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL15 9SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL15
Postcode sector
PL15 9
Latitude
50.671076
Longitude
-4.342641
British National Grid easting
234,561
British National Grid northing
88,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003290
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102759
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 009A · E01020286
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 009 · E02004228

Postcode source versions

Explore PL15

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crossgate, The Old Barn, St Giles On The Heath, Launceston, PL15 9SX 18 December 2020 £485,000
Crossgate Cottage, St Giles On The Heath, Launceston, PL15 9SX 20 November 2009 £450,000
Crossgate Cottage, St Giles On The Heath, Launceston, PL15 9SX 1 November 2006 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Werrington Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  3. St Stephens Community Academy

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

23 female, 24 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.6% 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
11.1%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
22.2%

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

    5.0 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

  • Pint and Post

    BCT · St Giles on the Heath

    1.4 miles
  • Pin and Post

    BCT · St Giles on the Heath

    1.4 miles
  • Homeleigh Garden Centre

    BCT · Dutson

    1.7 miles
  • Cross Lanes

    BCT · Launceston

    1.7 miles
  • Cross Lanes

    BCT · St Stephens

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 009A, 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

10,190 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 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
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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Werrington Community 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

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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