PL31 2DB postcode in Bodmin, Cornwall

PL31 2DB is a postcode in Bodmin, in the Bodmin St Petroc's 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 0% of homes and businesses at PL31 2DB can get it Across Cornwall: 66% Typical price £246,000 Homes sold in PL31 2, last 12 months. ▼ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Bodmin Parkway 4.8 km in a straight line

Where PL31 2DB is, and what is near it

Map of PL31 2DB and what is near it Map of PL31 2DB: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the PL31 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL31 2AA: also in PL31 2PL31 2AB: also in PL31 2PL31 2AE: also in PL31 2PL31 2AF: also in PL31 2PL31 2AG: also in PL31 2PL31 2AH: also in PL31 2PL31 2AL: also in PL31 2PL31 2AN: also in PL31 2PL31 2AQ: also in PL31 2PL31 2AX: also in PL31 2PL31 2BB: also in PL31 2PL31 2BD: also in PL31 2PL31 2BE: also in PL31 2PL31 2BG: also in PL31 2PL31 2BH: also in PL31 2PL31 2BJ: also in PL31 2PL31 2BL: also in PL31 2PL31 2BN: also in PL31 2PL31 2BT: also in PL31 2PL31 2BU: also in PL31 2PL31 2BW: also in PL31 2PL31 2BX: also in PL31 2PL31 2BY: also in PL31 2PL31 2BZ: also in PL31 2PL31 2DD: also in PL31 2PL31 2DG: also in PL31 2PL31 2DH: also in PL31 2PL31 2DJ: also in PL31 2PL31 2DL: also in PL31 2PL31 2DN: also in PL31 2PL31 2DP: also in PL31 2PL31 2DQ: also in PL31 2PL31 2DR: also in PL31 2PL31 2DS: also in PL31 2PL31 2DT: also in PL31 2PL31 2DU: also in PL31 2PL31 2DX: also in PL31 2PL31 2DY: also in PL31 2PL31 2EA: also in PL31 2PL31 2EB: also in PL31 2PL31 2ED: also in PL31 2PL31 2EE: also in PL31 2PL31 2EF: also in PL31 2PL31 2EG: also in PL31 2PL31 2EH: also in PL31 2PL31 2EJ: also in PL31 2PL31 2EL: also in PL31 2PL31 2EP: also in PL31 2PL31 2EQ: also in PL31 2PL31 2ER: also in PL31 2PL31 2ES: also in PL31 2PL31 2ET: also in PL31 2PL31 2EU: also in PL31 2PL31 2EW: also in PL31 2PL31 2EX: also in PL31 2PL31 2EY: also in PL31 2PL31 2FB: also in PL31 2PL31 2FD: also in PL31 2PL31 2FE: also in PL31 2PL31 2FL: also in PL31 2PL31 2GS: also in PL31 2PL31 2GZ: also in PL31 2PL31 2HA: also in PL31 2PL31 2HB: also in PL31 2PL31 2HG: also in PL31 2PL31 2HL: also in PL31 2PL31 2HQ: also in PL31 2PL31 2HR: also in PL31 2PL31 2HT: also in PL31 2PL31 2HW: also in PL31 2PL31 2JA: also in PL31 2PL31 2JB: also in PL31 2PL31 2JE: also in PL31 2PL31 2JH: also in PL31 2PL31 2JJ: also in PL31 2PL31 2JL: also in PL31 2PL31 2JQ: also in PL31 2PL31 2JR: also in PL31 2PL31 2JS: also in PL31 2PL31 2JU: also in PL31 2PL31 2JW: also in PL31 2PL31 2JX: also in PL31 2PL31 2JY: also in PL31 2PL31 2JZ: also in PL31 2PL31 2LA: also in PL31 2PL31 2LB: also in PL31 2PL31 2LD: also in PL31 2PL31 2LE: also in PL31 2PL31 2LF: also in PL31 2PL31 2LG: also in PL31 2PL31 2LH: also in PL31 2PL31 2LJ: also in PL31 2PL31 2LL: also in PL31 2PL31 2LP: also in PL31 2PL31 2LR: also in PL31 2PL31 2LS: also in PL31 2PL31 2LT: also in PL31 2PL31 2LU: also in PL31 2PL31 2LW: also in PL31 2PL31 2LX: also in PL31 2PL31 2LY: also in PL31 2PL31 2LZ: also in PL31 2PL31 2NA: also in PL31 2PL31 2NB: also in PL31 2PL31 2ND: also in PL31 2PL31 2NE: also in PL31 2PL31 2NF: also in PL31 2PL31 2NG: also in PL31 2PL31 2NH: also in PL31 2PL31 2NJ: also in PL31 2PL31 2NL: also in PL31 2PL31 2NN: also in PL31 2PL31 2NP: also in PL31 2PL31 2NQ: also in PL31 2PL31 2NR: also in PL31 2PL31 2NS: also in PL31 2PL31 2NU: also in PL31 2PL31 2NW: also in PL31 2PL31 2NX: also in PL31 2PL31 2NY: also in PL31 2PL31 2PY: also in PL31 2PL31 2QA: also in PL31 2PL31 2QP: also in PL31 2PL31 2QR: also in PL31 2PL31 2QS: also in PL31 2PL31 2QW: also in PL31 2PL31 2RE: also in PL31 2PL31 2RU: also in PL31 2PL31 2RY: also in PL31 2PL31 2SA: also in PL31 2PL31 2SS: also in PL31 2PL31 2SU: also in PL31 2PL31 2TS: also in PL31 2PL31 2UE: also in PL31 2PL31 2WU: also in PL31 2PL31 2WW: also in PL31 2PL31 2XF: also in PL31 2 GeniePoint 950 mBosvena School 6.4 kmGP 9.6 kmBodmin PL31 2DB Map of PL31 2DB and what is near it Map of PL31 2DB: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the PL31 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 650 mPod Point 850 mGeniePoint 950 mBodmin PL31 2DB
  • PL31 2DB
  • Other postcodes in PL31 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.4705, longitude -4.7192)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PL31 2DB?

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 PL31 2DB?

6% of the homes and businesses at PL31 2DB cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PL31 2DB 0% Cornwall 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PL31 2DB 82% Cornwall 93%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)6%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 PL31 2DB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for PL31 2DB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PL31 2DB 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 PL31 2DB 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 PL31 2DB.

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 PL31 2DB: 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 PL31 2DB 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 PL31 2DB?

Homes in PL31 2 sold for a typical £246,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, down 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£246,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£253,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £340,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £245,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £185,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £187,500 8 sales

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

Across the whole PL31 district: a typical £230,000 from 179 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 PL31 2DB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PL31 2DB 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

Food hygiene ratings at PL31 2DB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PL31 2DB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PL31 2DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around PL31 2DB. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (44%). 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 PL31 2DB

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 £3,742 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,727.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 580 (62%)£1,727
Band Babout 190 (20%)£2,015
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,303
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,591
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,167
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,742
Band Gwithheld£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 44% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 PL31 2DB is in (ONS area E01018933), 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 PL31 2DB?

The nearest open schools to PL31 2DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL31 2DB, 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 PL31 2DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL31 2DB is Bodmin Parkway Rail Station, 4.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Bodmin Parkway Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
  • Lostwithiel Rail Station Railway station 8.0 kmDrive
  • Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway) Underground, metro or tram 600 mWalk

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mount Folly, 51 m away.

More stations near PL31 2DB, 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 PL31 2DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL31 2DB, 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 PL31 2DB?

4 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL31 2DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 850 mWalk
  • Swarco Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near PL31 2DB?

The nearest to the centre of PL31 2DB, 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 PL31 2DB?

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 PL31 2DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL31 2DB, 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 PL31 2DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL31 2DB, 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 PL31 2DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL31 2DB 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’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 PL31 2DB in a conservation area?

The centre of PL31 2DB 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 PL31 2DB?

Police.uk records 153 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL31 2DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences88 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Public order14 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Other theft9 reports
Shoplifting5 reports

Also: possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 2, burglary 1, other crime 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 PL31 2DB

Ward
Bodmin St Petroc's
Parish
Bodmin
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bodmin
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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PL31 2HG40 mPL31 9AT50 mPL31 9AY50 mPL31 9BL50 mPL31 2HQ60 mPL31 2DG60 m
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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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