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PL24 postcode area · Cornwall

The PL24 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cornwall. Area Scores range from 25 to 67 across them. Every full PL24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PL24 district: St Austell East & Carlyon Bay scores 68 out of 100 (#2,226 of 6,856 nationally) while Lostwithiel & Penwithick sits at 25 — neighbours on the map, 42 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £207,000 in Par to £375,000 in Tywardreath & Fowey — a 1.8× gap within the PL24 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,228a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime56per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PL24 district

£227,000median home sold over the past year · +15.7% over 5 years · +0.7% over the year · 143 sales
Detached£341,000
Semi-detached£222,500
Terraced£180,000
Flat£115,000
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
St Austell East & Carlyon BayCornwall 2,22668 £299,000
Tywardreath & FoweyCornwall 3,28852 £375,000
ParCornwall 4,68732 £207,000
Lostwithiel & PenwithickCornwall 5,13925 £238,000

People living in PL24 Census 2021

Residents33,316
Median age (est.)48
Density283per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above27%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 9%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PL24

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL24 district.

St Austell

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL24.

PL25 PL26 PL22 PL23 PL31 PL29 PL30 TR2

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.