PL17 8DQ postcode in Cornwall, England

PL17 8DQ is a postcode in Cornwall, in the Calstock ward. It is in the South East 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 0% of homes and businesses at PL17 8DQ can get it Across Cornwall: 66% Typical price in the PL17 8 sector £310,000 Homes sold across the PL17 8 sector, last 12 months, not PL17 8DQ alone Nearest station Calstock 2.0 km in a straight line

Where PL17 8DQ is, and what is near it

Map of PL17 8DQ and what is near it Map of PL17 8DQ: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the PL17 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PL17 8AR: also in PL17 8PL17 8AZ: also in PL17 8PL17 8BA: also in PL17 8PL17 8BB: also in PL17 8PL17 8BD: also in PL17 8PL17 8BE: also in PL17 8PL17 8BG: also in PL17 8PL17 8BH: also in PL17 8PL17 8BJ: also in PL17 8PL17 8BL: also in PL17 8PL17 8BN: also in PL17 8PL17 8BP: also in PL17 8PL17 8BQ: also in PL17 8PL17 8BS: also in PL17 8PL17 8BW: also in PL17 8PL17 8BX: also in PL17 8PL17 8BY: also in PL17 8PL17 8BZ: also in PL17 8PL17 8DA: also in PL17 8PL17 8DB: also in PL17 8PL17 8DD: also in PL17 8PL17 8DE: also in PL17 8PL17 8DF: also in PL17 8PL17 8DG: also in PL17 8PL17 8DH: also in PL17 8PL17 8DJ: also in PL17 8PL17 8DL: also in PL17 8PL17 8DN: also in PL17 8PL17 8FA: also in PL17 8PL17 8FB: also in PL17 8PL17 8FF: also in PL17 8PL17 8FN: also in PL17 8PL17 8JF: also in PL17 8PL17 8NE: also in PL17 8 School 1.8 kmGunnislake station 2.1 km2 places, 5.4–5.9 kmAltarnun & Stoke Climsland PL17 8DQ Map of PL17 8DQ and what is near it Map of PL17 8DQ: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the PL17 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Altarnun & Stoke Climsland PL17 8DQ
  • PL17 8DQ
  • Other postcodes in PL17 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 50.5000, longitude -4.2363)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after PL17 8DQ?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at PL17 8DQ?

None of the homes and businesses at PL17 8DQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PL17 8DQ 0% Cornwall 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PL17 8DQ 0% Cornwall 93%
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at PL17 8DQ?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PL17 8DQ.

Check the bin days for PL17 8DQ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.

Is PL17 8DQ 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 PL17 8DQ.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Cornwall

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PL17 8DQ: 6,295 properties in Cornwall are at high risk (1.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Cornwall

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of PL17 8DQ 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 risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in PL17 8DQ

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales in PL17 8DQ since 1998, the first on record at this postcode. No five-year span had enough sales to give a price.

  1. 1995 to 1999, too few sales to price, one sale
  2. 2000 to 2004, too few sales to price, one sale
  3. 2005 to 2009, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 0 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, 0 sales
  6. 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, one sale
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL17 8DQ from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at PL17 8DQ?

At the 2021 Census, 17 people (7 female, 10 male) lived at PL17 8DQ, in 6 households.

Census 2021PL17 8DQPL17 8 sector
People174,665
Households62,043
People per household2.82.3

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The PL17 8 sector is its 192 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at PL17 8DQ use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at PL17 8DQ used 4,020 kWh. DESNZ publishes no gas figure for it: the homes here may not be on mains gas, or have fewer than 5 gas meters between them, or two of them use most of the gas.

2024PL17 8DQPL17 district
Electricity meters74,787
Electricity, median meter a year4,020 kWh2,937 kWh
Gas metersNot published2,660
Gas, median meter a yearNot published7,929 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is PL17 8DQ in a conservation area?

The centre of PL17 8DQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.

Near here

Which schools are near PL17 8DQ?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to PL17 8DQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL17 8DQ, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to PL17 8DQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL17 8DQ is Calstock Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Calstock Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Gunnislake Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near PL17 8DQ, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Near here

Which GP surgeries are near PL17 8DQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL17 8DQ, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near PL17 8DQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PL17 8DQ on the map as of 23 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 Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near PL17 8DQ?

The nearest to the centre of PL17 8DQ, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to PL17 8DQ?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which care homes are near PL17 8DQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL17 8DQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near PL17 8DQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL17 8DQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near PL17 8DQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL17 8DQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the PL17 8 sector

What do homes sell for near PL17 8DQ?

Homes in PL17 8 sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 65 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £320,000 from 71 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£310,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£320,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £385,000 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £162,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PL17 district: a typical £271,000 from 144 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near PL17 8DQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around PL17 8DQ. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). 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 PL17 8DQ

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 300 (33%)£1,727
Band Babout 190 (21%)£2,015
Band Cabout 120 (13%)£2,303
Band Dabout 160 (18%)£2,591
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£3,167
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,742
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,318
Band Hwithheld£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Cornwall before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PL17 8DQ is in (ONS area E01018756), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near PL17 8DQ?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL17 8DQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports

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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for PL17 8DQ

Ward
Calstock
Parish
Calstock
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

PL17 8DF580 mPL17 8DH600 mPL17 8DE600 mPL17 8DA610 mPL17 8DG630 mPL17 8DN650 m
All of PL17

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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