PL15 8BW postcode in Launceston, Cornwall

PL15 8BW is a postcode in Launceston, in the Launceston South ward of Cornwall. It is in the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 64% of homes and businesses at PL15 8BW can get it Across Cornwall: 66% Typical price £215,000 Homes sold in PL15 8, last 12 months. ▼ 31.7% on the year before Nearest station Gunnislake 16.8 km in a straight line

Where PL15 8BW is, and what is near it

Map of PL15 8BW and what is near it Map of PL15 8BW: its centre point, with the 282 other postcodes in the PL15 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PL15 8AA: also in PL15 8PL15 8AB: also in PL15 8PL15 8AD: also in PL15 8PL15 8AE: also in PL15 8PL15 8AL: also in PL15 8PL15 8AP: also in PL15 8PL15 8AR: also in PL15 8PL15 8AT: also in PL15 8PL15 8AU: also in PL15 8PL15 8AW: also in PL15 8PL15 8AX: also in PL15 8PL15 8AY: also in PL15 8PL15 8AZ: also in PL15 8PL15 8BA: also in PL15 8PL15 8BB: also in PL15 8PL15 8BD: also in PL15 8PL15 8BE: also in PL15 8PL15 8BG: also in PL15 8PL15 8BH: also in PL15 8PL15 8BJ: also in PL15 8PL15 8BL: also in PL15 8PL15 8BN: also in PL15 8PL15 8BP: also in PL15 8PL15 8BQ: also in PL15 8PL15 8BS: also in PL15 8PL15 8BT: also in PL15 8PL15 8BU: also in PL15 8PL15 8BX: also in PL15 8PL15 8BZ: also in PL15 8PL15 8DA: also in PL15 8PL15 8DB: also in PL15 8PL15 8DD: also in PL15 8PL15 8DE: also in PL15 8PL15 8DF: also in PL15 8PL15 8DG: also in PL15 8PL15 8DH: also in PL15 8PL15 8DJ: also in PL15 8PL15 8DL: also in PL15 8PL15 8DN: also in PL15 8PL15 8DP: also in PL15 8PL15 8DQ: also in PL15 8PL15 8DR: also in PL15 8PL15 8DS: also in PL15 8PL15 8DT: also in PL15 8PL15 8DU: also in PL15 8PL15 8DW: also in PL15 8PL15 8DX: also in PL15 8PL15 8DY: also in PL15 8PL15 8DZ: also in PL15 8PL15 8EA: also in PL15 8PL15 8EB: also in PL15 8PL15 8ED: also in PL15 8PL15 8EE: also in PL15 8PL15 8EF: also in PL15 8PL15 8EG: also in PL15 8PL15 8EJ: also in PL15 8PL15 8EL: also in PL15 8PL15 8EN: also in PL15 8PL15 8EP: also in PL15 8PL15 8EQ: also in PL15 8PL15 8ER: also in PL15 8PL15 8EW: also in PL15 8PL15 8EX: also in PL15 8PL15 8EZ: also in PL15 8PL15 8FB: also in PL15 8PL15 8FE: also in PL15 8PL15 8FF: also in PL15 8PL15 8FG: also in PL15 8PL15 8FN: also in PL15 8PL15 8FP: also in PL15 8PL15 8GA: also in PL15 8PL15 8GX: also in PL15 8PL15 8GY: also in PL15 8PL15 8GZ: also in PL15 8PL15 8HA: also in PL15 8PL15 8HB: also in PL15 8PL15 8HD: also in PL15 8PL15 8HE: also in PL15 8PL15 8HF: also in PL15 8PL15 8HG: also in PL15 8PL15 8HH: also in PL15 8PL15 8HJ: also in PL15 8PL15 8HL: also in PL15 8PL15 8HN: also in PL15 8PL15 8HP: also in PL15 8PL15 8HQ: also in PL15 8PL15 8HR: also in PL15 8PL15 8HS: also in PL15 8PL15 8HT: also in PL15 8PL15 8HU: also in PL15 8PL15 8HW: also in PL15 8PL15 8HX: also in PL15 8PL15 8HY: also in PL15 8PL15 8HZ: also in PL15 8PL15 8JA: also in PL15 8PL15 8JB: also in PL15 8PL15 8JD: also in PL15 8PL15 8JE: also in PL15 8PL15 8JF: also in PL15 8PL15 8JJ: also in PL15 8PL15 8JL: also in PL15 8PL15 8JN: also in PL15 8PL15 8JP: also in PL15 8PL15 8JR: also in PL15 8PL15 8JS: also in PL15 8PL15 8JT: also in PL15 8PL15 8JU: also in PL15 8PL15 8JW: also in PL15 8PL15 8LE: also in PL15 8PL15 8LF: also in PL15 8PL15 8LG: also in PL15 8PL15 8LQ: also in PL15 8PL15 8NG: also in PL15 8PL15 8NQ: also in PL15 8PL15 8PA: also in PL15 8PL15 8PB: also in PL15 8PL15 8QB: also in PL15 8PL15 8QL: also in PL15 8PL15 8QS: also in PL15 8PL15 8QZ: also in PL15 8PL15 8RR: also in PL15 8PL15 8SD: also in PL15 8PL15 8SE: also in PL15 8PL15 8SF: also in PL15 8PL15 8US: also in PL15 8PL15 8WH: also in PL15 8PL15 8WL: also in PL15 8PL15 8XA: also in PL15 8PL15 8XB: also in PL15 8PL15 8XJ: also in PL15 8PL15 8XL: also in PL15 8PL15 8XN: also in PL15 8PL15 8XQ: also in PL15 8PL15 8XU: also in PL15 8 2 railway stations, 16.8–18.9 kmLaunceston North & North Petherwin PL15 8BW Map of PL15 8BW and what is near it Map of PL15 8BW: its centre point, with the 282 other postcodes in the PL15 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Launceston North & North Petherwin PL15 8BW
  • PL15 8BW
  • Other postcodes in PL15 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • 5 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 50.6386, longitude -4.3593)

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; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PL15 8BW?

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 8BW?

64% of the homes and businesses at PL15 8BW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 64% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PL15 8BW 64% Cornwall 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PL15 8BW 64% Cornwall 93%
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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 8BW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for PL15 8BW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PL15 8BW on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 8BW 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 8BW.

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 8BW: 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 8BW 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.

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Source: 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 8BW?

Homes in PL15 8 sold for a typical £215,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, down 31.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£215,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 31.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £379,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,250 5 sales
  • Terraced £176,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £106,560 13 sales

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 postcode

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

Homes sold in PL15 8BW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL15 8BW 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 8BW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,020 homes in the neighbourhood around PL15 8BW. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (41%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PL15 8BW

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 A, the most common, is £1,727.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 590 (58%)£1,727
Band Babout 190 (19%)£2,015
Band Cabout 100 (10%)£2,303
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,591
Band Eabout 50 (5%)£3,167
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,742
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 41% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 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 8BW is in (ONS area E01018950), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 8BW?

The nearest open schools to PL15 8BW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL15 8BW, and how we find them

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 8BW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL15 8BW is Gunnislake Rail Station, 16.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Gunnislake Rail Station Railway station 16.8 kmDrive
  • Calstock Rail Station Railway station 18.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Museum, 201 m away.

More stations near PL15 8BW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PL15 8BW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL15 8BW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PL15 8BW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PL15 8BW 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.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PL15 8BW?

The nearest to the centre of PL15 8BW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PL15 8BW?

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.

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 8BW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL15 8BW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near PL15 8BW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL15 8BW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PL15 8BW?

No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of PL15 8BW. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.

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 8BW in a conservation area?

The centre of PL15 8BW 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 8BW?

Police.uk records 88 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL15 8BW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences34 reports
Criminal damage and arson21 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Public order6 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: other crime 3, burglary 2, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PL15 8BW

Ward
Launceston South
Parish
Launceston
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Launceston
Rural or urban
Urban, 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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PL15 8BP70 mPL15 8BD110 mPL15 8BH110 mPL15 8BQ110 mPL15 8AU120 mPL15 8AT130 m
All of PL15

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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