PL31 2DP Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bodmin St Petroc's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Turf Street, Bodmin: 18 addresses
- Church Square, Bodmin: 1 address
- Turf Street, Bodmin: 1 address
- Priory Road, Bodmin: 1 address
- Castle Street, Bodmin: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (62% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, BODMIN (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 26.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST PETROC, grade I
- RUINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST THOMAS BECKET, grade II*
- SHIRE HOUSE, grade II*
- WELL OF ST GURON, APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE WEST OF WEST END OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, grade II*
- 12, HONEY STREET, grade II
- 13, HONEY STREET, grade II
- 15, HONEY STREET, grade II
- 2, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 21 AND 23, CROCKWELL STREET, grade II
- 25, HONEY STREET, grade II
- 3, MOUNT FOLLY SQUARE, grade II
- 4 AND 5, CHURCH SQUARE, grade II
- 4, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 4, DENNISON ROAD, grade II
- 4, MOUNT FOLLY SQUARE, grade II
- 7, HONEY STREET, grade II
- 9, HONEY STREET, grade II
- BERRY HOUSE, grade II
- COLUMN, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF WEST END OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, grade II
- FOUNTAIN, WALLS AND STEPS FRONTING ROAD WEST OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, grade II
- LIDDELS, grade II
- MONUMENT IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF NO 19 HONEY STREET, grade II
- SIX COFFIN STONES IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, grade II
- STONE CROSS (REMAINS) APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES WEST OF WEST END OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, grade II
- THE GUARDIAN BUILDING, grade II
- THE WEAVERS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 83 m and 87 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 85%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bodmin Parkway 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Lostwithiel 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Priory House Bodmin | 50 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Berrycombe Road Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 141.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bosvena Health | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 90 m |
| Hospital | Bodmin Hospital Utc | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,870 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.9 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Castle Hill Allotments 4,620 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Well of St Guron, Approximately 1 Metre West of West End of Church of St Petroc, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 106 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Well of St Guron, Approximately 1 Metre West of West End of Church of St Petroc | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Church of St Petroc | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin | Scheduled monument | 90 m east |
| Ruins of the Chapel of St Thomas Becket | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m east |
| Shire House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road | Scheduled monument | 780 m north-west |
| Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church | Scheduled monument | 790 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Beacon | Hill | 810 m south-west |
| Whitley Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Pill Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| East Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Helland Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Crabb's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 11 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 22 |
22 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Turf Street.