PL28 8GU

Padstow · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Padstow
Ward
Padstow
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Postcode district
PL28
Postcode sector
PL28 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL28 8RH 118 m
PL28 8FJ 181 m
PL28 8RQ 196 m
PL28 8FS 199 m
PL28 8RT 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL28 8GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL28
Postcode sector
PL28 8
Latitude
50.534449
Longitude
-4.950196
British National Grid easting
191,032
British National Grid northing
74,678

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Electoral ward
Padstow · E05013317
Parish or community
E04011500
Westminster constituency
North Cornwall · E14001385
Output area
E00095718
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 008D · E01018957
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 008 · E02003938

Postcode source versions

Explore PL28

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Rosva Las Lowen, Padstow, PL28 8GU 22 May 2025 £287,460

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Padstow School

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    370 m
  2. St Merryn School

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    3.5 km
  3. St Issey Church of England Primary School

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    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
141
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 64
  • Other theft 19
  • Public order 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Vehicle crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL28 8 residents
4,328

Age bands in PL28 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

609 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

373 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

888 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,160 residents

Age 65 and over
28.9%

1,229 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

  • Trecerus Industrial Est

    BCT · Padstow

    0.1 miles
  • Trecerus Industrial Est

    BCT · Padstow

    0.2 miles
  • P&R

    BCT · Padstow

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Padstow

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Padstow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 008D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,742 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £287,460 from 1 recorded sale in PL28 8GU. 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 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Padstow School is the nearest published school at 370 m.

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

Recorded crime

141 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 64 events.

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