Postcode sector · Callington

PL17 0 area guide

Who lives in PL17 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Cornwall
Region: South West
Population: 2,472 (2024)

PL17 0Postcode sector · Callington

At a glance

What PL17 0 is like

The PL17 0 postcode sector in Cornwall covers 3 live postcodes and is home to about 2,472 people in 965 households. 70.3% of households own their home, 19.6% rent privately and 8.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How PL17 0 compares

Headline figures for PL17 0, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£41,996

Average annual income before tax, higher than 17% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PL17 0 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.3% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

PL17 0 FAQs

Is PL17 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is PL17 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around PL17 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in PL17 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.6% of residents. 70.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42.9%).

Which council covers PL17 0?

The local authority for PL17 0 is Cornwall.

PL17 0 comes under Cornwall in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PL17 0?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

Explore