PL17 8YN

Lynher · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lynher
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall
Postcode district
PL17
Postcode sector
PL17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL17 8PZ 147 m
PL17 8QB 155 m
PL17 8QD 161 m
PL17 8QA 775 m
PL17 8PX 945 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL17 8YN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL17
Postcode sector
PL17 8
Latitude
50.545474
Longitude
-4.357033
British National Grid easting
233,100
British National Grid northing
74,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Electoral ward
Lynher · E05013309
Parish or community
E04011524
Westminster constituency
South East Cornwall · E14001486
Output area
E00094791
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 012A · E01018777
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 012 · E02003893

Postcode source versions

Explore PL17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Stoke Climsland School

    Community school

    2.9 km
  2. Trekenner Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.0 km
  3. Coads Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL17 8 residents
4,678

Age bands in PL17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

554 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

444 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.7%

718 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

1,476 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

1,395 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.

Nearby transport

  • Post Box

    BCT · Bray Shop

    0.1 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Bray Shop

    0.1 miles
  • Church House Inn

    BCT · Linkinhorne

    0.9 miles
  • Church House Inn

    BCT · Linkinhorne

    0.9 miles
  • Linkinhorne Crossroads

    BCT · Kersbrook Cross

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 012A, 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

12,122 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Stoke Climsland School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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