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PL29 postcode area · Cornwall

The PL29 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cornwall. Area Scores range from 38 to 41 across them. Every full PL29 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PL29 district is remarkably uniform: its 2 neighbourhoods are separated by just 3 points, Bodmin East (39) to Trebetherick & Whitecross (42). All 2 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in Bodmin East to £525,000 in Trebetherick & Whitecross — a 2.1× gap within the PL29 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,764a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied63%

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 PL29 district

£425,000median home sold over the past year · -2.9% over 5 years · +3.7% over the year · 17 sales
Detached£500,000
Semi-detached—
Terraced—
Flat—
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
Trebetherick & WhitecrossCornwall 3,99542 £525,000
Bodmin EastCornwall 4,20739 £250,000

People living in PL29 Census 2021

Residents14,191
Median age (est.)46
Density103per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 14%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Managers & directors14%
Professional13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 PL29

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL29 district.

Bodmin

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL29.

PL31 PL30 PL27 PL28 PL26 PL24 PL32 PL25

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.