Among the most deprived
IMD England
41
Crime · May '26
£165,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PL15 8LE
Launceston
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PL15 8LE
Coordinates
50.6454, -4.3618
Grid reference
SX331855
Easting
233,116
Northing
85,521
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2QJJWQ+57
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Launceston
Travel to Work
Launceston
ITL Region
Cornwall
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4776
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4776 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · PL15 8LE
HM Land Registry · Cornwall
Average price
£165,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £165,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '25 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £165,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£165k£165k£165k
Feb '25Apr '25
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Police Recorded Crime near PL15 8LE
Crime trends · near PL15 8LE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27189
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +24%
ASB
22121
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -43%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.9%
Other White1.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
No religion55.4%
Christian35.6%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4918.7%
50–6418.4%
25–3412.1%
10–1510.1%
65–749.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Other15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Any member 66+13.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 37.3%
Administrative Information
Cornwall
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Cornwall E14001385
Constituency
E14001385Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Launceston North & North Petherwin
Constituency code
E14001385
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Launceston
International Territorial Level
Cornwall
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB - 11N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cornwall 005D E01018949
E01018949MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 005 E02003935
E02003935LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cornwall 005D E01018949
E01018949MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 005 E02003935
E02003935Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
4:22 AM
Sunrise
8:23 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:22 AM
Sunset (today)
8:23 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PL15 8LE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2. IMD England rank: 4776
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01018949 and MSOA E02003935 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PL15 8LE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PL15 8LE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Josephs School
Cornwall · PL15 8HN
0.3 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–16
St Stephens Community Academy
Cornwall · PL15 8HL
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Windmill Hill Academy
Cornwall · PL15 9AE
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Launceston College
Cornwall · PL15 9JR
Good
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Cornwall · PL15 7HX
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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