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PL31 postcode area · Bodmin

The PL31 postcode district covers Bodmin and spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cornwall. Area Scores range from 18 to 38 across them. Every full PL31 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the PL31 district's neighbourhoods is Bodmin East (39 out of 100, #4,207 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Bodmin West (18). 1 of the 3 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £208,500 in Bodmin West to £375,000 in St Breward, Tredethy & Lanivet — a 1.8× gap within the PL31 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,983a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied62%

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 PL31 district

£225,000median home sold over the past year · +18.7% over 5 years · -2.2% over the year · 223 sales
Detached£340,000
Semi-detached£227,500
Terraced£182,000
Flat£129,000
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
Bodmin EastCornwall 4,20739 £250,000
St Breward, Tredethy & LanivetCornwall 4,39236 £375,000
Bodmin WestCornwall 5,59218 £208,500

People living in PL31 Census 2021

Residents23,278
Median age (est.)45
Density109per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above25%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 18%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Elementary 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Elementary13%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors12%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional9%
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 48% · 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 PL31

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL31 district.

Bodmin

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL31.

PL30 PL29 PL27 PL22 PL24 PL26 PL28 PL32

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.