PL32 9RW

Camelford & Boscastle · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Camelford
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Postcode district
PL32
Postcode sector
PL32 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL32 9RN 271 m
PL30 3JH 417 m
PL33 9EY 457 m
PL30 3JJ 544 m
PL30 3JQ 790 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL32 9RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL32
Postcode sector
PL32 9
Latitude
50.596909
Longitude
-4.712949
British National Grid easting
208,096
British National Grid northing
80,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Parish or community
E04011414
Westminster constituency
North Cornwall · E14001385
Output area
E00095644
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 004D · E01033291
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 004 · E02003934

Postcode source versions

Explore PL32

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Puddle Cottage, Helstone, Camelford, PL32 9RW 17 May 2024 £225,000
Pool Cottage, Helstone, Camelford, PL32 9RW 11 November 2016 £320,000
Puddle Cottage, Helstone, Camelford, PL32 9RW 30 April 2015 £337,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. St Teath Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Delabole Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km
  3. Camelford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

5 female, 11 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.0
PL32 9 residents
4,588

Age bands in PL32 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

839 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

479 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

883 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,283 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,237 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL32 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+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Gigabit-capable
37.5%
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

  • CAMELFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH FIELD, CAMELFORD, PL32 9YT

    ODS code L82007

    4.0 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

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Helstone

    0.5 miles
  • Berry House

    BCT · Helstone

    0.5 miles
  • Bridge

    BCT · Knightsmill

    0.6 miles
  • Bridge

    BCT · Knightsmill

    0.6 miles
  • Bridge

    BCT · Knightsmill

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 004D, 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

12,218 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £225,000 from 1 recorded sale in PL32 9RW. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Teath Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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