PL23 1LX

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Fowey
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall
Postcode district
PL23
Postcode sector
PL23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL23 1LY 227 m
PL23 1DE 393 m
PL23 1AL 466 m
PL23 1DH 466 m
PL23 1DF 484 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL23 1LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL23
Postcode sector
PL23 1
Latitude
50.340229
Longitude
-4.627370
British National Grid easting
213,142
British National Grid northing
52,226

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Parish or community
E04011464
Westminster constituency
South East Cornwall · E14001486
Output area
E00094732
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 028D · E01018766
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 028 · E02003901

Postcode source versions

Explore PL23

50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Trewarthenick, Bodinnick, Fowey, PL23 1LX 19 August 2025 £600,000
Blue Cottage, 5, Old Road, Bodinnick, Fowey, PL23 1LX 27 April 2022 £325,000
Overferry, Bodinnick, Fowey, PL23 1LX 30 September 2021 £1,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Fowey Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Fowey River Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Polruan Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other theft 13
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

34 female, 34 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.1
PL23 1 residents
3,150

Age bands in PL23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

363 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

277 residents

Age 25 to 44
15%

491 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

1,016 residents

Age 65 and over
34.2%

1,116 residents

This postcode contained 2.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL23 1 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+
47.8%
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
0%

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

  • FOWEY RIVER PRACTICE

    RAWLINGS LANE, FOWEY, PL23 1DT

    ODS code L82035

    627 m

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

  • Ferry Landing

    BCT · Bodinnick

    0.1 miles
  • Bodinnick Ferry Landing

    FTD · Bodinnick

    0.1 miles
  • Bodinnick Ferry Landing

    FER · Bodinnick

    0.1 miles
  • Bodinnick Ferry Landing

    FBT · Bodinnick

    0.1 miles
  • Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing

    FBT · Fowey

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 028D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,307 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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 £600,000 from 3 recorded sales in PL23 1LX. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fowey Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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