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PL31 9DA area guide

Who lives in PL31 9DA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Bodmin East
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,696 (2024)
At a glance

What PL31 9DA is like

PL31 9DA is a postcode in the Bodmin East area of Cornwall. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,696 people. 61.2% of households own their home, 22.9% rent privately and 13.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 60.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How PL31 9DA compares

Headline figures for PL31 9DA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 37.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
83%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£44,247

Average annual income before tax, higher than 24% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Questions

PL31 9DA FAQs

01
Is PL31 9DA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 37.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).
02
Is PL31 9DA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around PL31 9DA, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
03
Who lives in PL31 9DA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 7.7% of residents. 61.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (35.6%).
04
Which council covers PL31 9DA?

The local authority for PL31 9DA is Cornwall.

PL31 9DA comes under Cornwall in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PL31 9DA?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway), 0.3 miles away.

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.

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