PL31 2AL

Bodmin St Petroc's · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bodmin
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Postcode district
PL31
Postcode sector
PL31 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL31 2AG 104 m
PL31 2AN 104 m
PL31 2BB 115 m
PL31 2AT 120 m
PL31 2AW 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL31 2AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL31
Postcode sector
PL31 2
Latitude
50.469517
Longitude
-4.708904
British National Grid easting
207,865
British National Grid northing
66,807

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Parish or community
E04011404
Westminster constituency
North Cornwall · E14001385
Output area
E00182804
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 014C · E01018934
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 014 · E02003941

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Launceston Road, Bodmin, PL31 2AL 12 June 2026 £340,000
19, Launceston Road, Bodmin, PL31 2AL 13 February 2026 £310,000
5, Launceston Road, Bodmin, PL31 2AL 29 January 2026 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Academy converter

    488 m
  2. Callywith College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    723 m
  3. Bodmin College

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,359
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 667
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Shoplifting 90
  • Other theft 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.0
PL31 2 residents
8,170

Age bands in PL31 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,439 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

885 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

2,098 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,099 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,510 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL31 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BOSVENA HEALTH

    BELL LANE, BODMIN, PL31 2JJ

    ODS code L82010

    837 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Magistrates' Court

    BCT · Bodmin

    0.1 miles
  • Magistrates' Court

    BCT · Bodmin

    0.1 miles
  • Priory Road

    BCT · Bodmin

    0.1 miles
  • Priory Road

    BCT · Bodmin

    0.1 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Bodmin

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 014C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,951 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £320,000 from 5 recorded sales in PL31 2AL. 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

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 488 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,359 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 667 events.

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