PL15 7RB postcode in Cornwall, England
PL15 7RB is a postcode in Cornwall, in the Altarnun & Stoke Climsland ward. It is in the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PL15 7RB is, and what is near it
- PL15 7RB
- Other postcodes in PL15 7: press one for its page
- 2 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 2 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.6058, longitude -4.5119)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PL15 7RB?
- CornwallCouncil, for all local services Cornwall: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PL15 7RB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Devon & CornwallPolice force area
- North CornwallParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Ben Maguire
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at PL15 7RB?
Every home and business at PL15 7RB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Cornwall: 66%
Cornwall: 93%
The line marks the figure across Cornwall.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at PL15 7RB?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for PL15 7RB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for PL15 7RB on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is PL15 7RB at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PL15 7RB.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Cornwall
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PL15 7RB: 6,295 properties in Cornwall are at high risk (1.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Cornwall
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of PL15 7RB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PL15 7RB?
Homes in PL15 7 sold for a typical £261,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £337,500 54 sales
- Semi-detached £250,000 17 sales
- Terraced £222,500 9 sales
- Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (4)
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PL15 district: a typical £240,250 from 235 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in PL15 7RB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL15 7RB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near PL15 7RB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around PL15 7RB. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (49%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Cornwall for 2026‑27: £2,591. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,727 (band A) to £4,318 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,591.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 130 (12%) | £1,727 |
| Band B | about 170 (15%) | £2,015 |
| Band C | about 240 (22%) | £2,303 |
| Band D | about 280 (25%) | £2,591 |
| Band E | about 210 (19%) | £3,167 |
| Band F | about 60 (5%) | £3,742 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £4,318 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,182 |
When the homes were built
- 49% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 3% 1919 to 1939
- 4% 1945 to 1964
- 16% 1965 to 1982
- 12% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 6% 2020 or later
Averages for Cornwall before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PL15 7RB is in (ONS area E01018925), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near PL15 7RB?
The nearest open schools to PL15 7RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to PL15 7RB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PL15 7RB is Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station), 17.9 km away in a straight line.
- Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station) Railway station 17.9 kmDrive
- Liskeard Rail Station Railway station 17.9 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Nun's Chuch, 131 m away.
More stations near PL15 7RB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near PL15 7RB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PL15 7RB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to PL15 7RB?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Launceston Operations Hub Phone 07793 559319 6.8 kmDrive
- Launceston Community Hospital Phone 01726 627561 11.1 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near PL15 7RB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PL15 7RB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Bowden-Derra Park Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01566 880340 3.2 kmCycle
- Garden House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01566 880340 3.2 kmCycle
- Rosewood House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01566 880340 3.2 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which vets are near PL15 7RB?
The nearest vets to the centre of PL15 7RB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Penbode Vets 12.3 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is PL15 7RB in a conservation area?
The centre of PL15 7RB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near PL15 7RB?
Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL15 7RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PL15 7RB
- Ward
- Altarnun & Stoke Climsland
- Parish
- Altarnun
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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