High deprivation
IMD England
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PL28 8BN
Postcode
PL28 8BN
Coordinates
50.5405, -4.9373
Grid reference
SW919753
Easting
191,974
Northing
75,311
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2QG3R7+53
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Padstow
Travel to Work
Wadebridge
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.
9174
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9174 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.3%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Religion
Christian55.0%
No religion39.4%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
65–7418.4%
35–4916.6%
75–8410.1%
25–346.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Any member 66+27.1%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
All members 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 25.9%
Administrative Information
Cornwall
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Cornwall E14001385
Constituency
E14001385Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Padstow
Constituency code
E14001385
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Padstow
International Territorial Level
Cornwall
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandPeninsula
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 008E E01018958
E01018958MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 008 E02003938
E02003938LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cornwall 008E E01018958
E01018958MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 008 E02003938
E02003938Larger rural: 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
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
6:16 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
11 hours 47 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:16 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 47 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 1985
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> PresentOctober 1985 — Introduced
Postcode PL28 8BN 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: 9174
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01018958 and MSOA E02003938 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PL28 8BN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PL28 8BN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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