PL17 8BJ
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Property report — PL17 8BJ
Open-data due diligence for PL17 8BJ and the area around it.
PL17 8BJ in brief: 59 recorded sales (£45,000–£485,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for PL17 8BJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the PL17 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£301,583
Population
15,782
Crimes recorded
6
Schools
2
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
71%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in PL17 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (24 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | £300,000 | THE CARPENTERS ARMS | Other |
| 2025-02-20 | £405,000 | TRELEAN | Detached |
| 2024-11-18 | £330,000 | 2 LOWER METHERELL COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2024-06-21 | £395,000 | BLUEBELL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2022-03-11 | £185,000 | CAREFREE COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-08-21 | £485,000 | BAYFIELD | Detached |
| 2020-07-27 | £379,950 | OLD SUNDAY SCHOOL | Detached |
| 2020-01-06 | £172,500 | WHITE CAIRN COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-26 | £330,000 | THE FIRLONGS | Detached |
| 2018-02-19 | £345,000 | FIR LODGE | Detached |
| 2018-02-16 | £200,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2017-11-16 | £270,000 | SHULA | Detached |
| 2017-10-13 | £220,000 | TREGARTHEN | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-06 | £270,000 | THE OLD CHAPEL | Detached |
| 2016-10-04 | £251,000 | BLUEBELL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2016-07-08 | £250,000 | WEST MEAD | Terraced |
| 2016-04-11 | £285,000 | MILL RIDGE | Detached |
| 2016-02-26 | £305,000 | LONG MEADOWS | Detached |
| 2014-10-28 | £245,000 | 2 LOWER METHERELL COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2013-09-16 | £170,000 | THE OLD CHAPEL | Detached |
| 2013-05-02 | £190,000 | THE HAVEN | Terraced |
| 2013-02-22 | £153,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2012-09-19 | £187,000 | SHULA | Detached |
| 2011-07-12 | £239,950 | WINGLETANG | Detached |
| 2011-06-10 | £99,500 | POST BOX CORNER | Terraced |
| 2011-02-01 | £285,000 | LONG MEADOWS | Detached |
| 2010-05-24 | £243,000 | THE FIRS | Detached |
| 2009-04-01 | £315,000 | CLAMPITTS MEADOW | Detached |
| 2007-07-17 | £349,000 | EASTMEAD | Terraced |
| 2006-07-17 | £205,000 | LAYTEN | Detached |
| 2005-06-08 | £245,500 | WINGLETANG | Detached |
| 2004-09-17 | £244,000 | FORGE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2004-07-12 | £205,000 | 3 LOWER METHERELL COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2004-06-15 | £232,500 | THE HAVEN | Terraced |
| 2004-05-28 | £232,000 | BLUEBELL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2003-11-07 | £181,000 | BLUEBELL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2003-07-28 | £205,000 | THE FIRS | Detached |
| 2003-05-28 | £177,000 | HAWKSTONE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2002-12-06 | £185,500 | LYNDHURST | Detached |
| 2002-11-29 | £95,000 | POST BOX CORNER | Terraced |
| 2002-10-25 | £145,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2002-10-21 | £148,000 | 3 LOWER METHERELL COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2002-04-12 | £145,000 | THE HAVEN | Terraced |
| 2001-09-26 | £69,000 | POST BOX CORNER | Terraced |
| 2001-08-23 | £170,000 | LITTLE CROFT | Terraced |
| 2001-07-17 | £98,000 | BLUE MIST | Terraced |
| 2000-11-06 | £97,000 | MILL RIDGE | Detached |
| 2000-09-29 | £61,500 | WHITE CAIRN COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-01-29 | £90,550 | LOWER METHERELL COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-23 | £76,000 | HAWKSTONE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 1997-11-28 | £60,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 1997-04-04 | £92,000 | BLUEBELL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 1997-03-25 | £45,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 1996-08-30 | £106,000 | BAYFIELD | Detached |
| 1996-07-26 | £77,000 | TREGARTHEN | Semi-detached |
| 1996-02-14 | £70,000 | LINDEN LEA | Detached |
| 1996-01-26 | £67,800 | TREANT | Detached |
| 1995-12-19 | £72,000 | LITTLE CROFT | Terraced |
| 1995-12-01 | £67,400 | EASTMEAD | Terraced |
59 recorded sales on PL17 8BJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrowbarrow Primary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Dominic CofE Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Calstock Community Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Copper Valley Junior Academy | 2.0 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Bere Alston Primary Academy | 2.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: TAMAR VALLEY HEALTH (3.3 mi) · ABBEY SURGERY (5.2 mi) · TAVYSIDE HEALTH CENTRE (5.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TAVISTOCK HOSPITAL (5.1 mi) · TAVISTOCK MATERNITY HOSPITAL (5.1 mi) · TAVISTOCK HOSPITAL EPACT (5.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: METHERELL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH ATTACHED SUNDAY SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CARPENTER'S ARMS INN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · WESTMEAD (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: GUNNISLAKE PHARMACY (2.1 mi) · BERE PENINSULA PHARMACY LIMITED (2.9 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY CALLINGTON (3.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Gunnislake (1.5 mi) · Calstock (1.6 mi) · Bere Alston (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (2.8 mi) · Co-op Food (2.9 mi) · Morrisons (4.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 54
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 20%
- Households
- 6,789
Owned 75% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for PL17 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in PL17 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictPL17 | SectorPL17 8 | PostcodePL17 8BJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £287,050 | £301,583 | £200,333 |
| Population | 18,038 | 15,782 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 44 | 6 | — |
| Schools | 4 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 71% | 71% | 78% |
| Superfast broadband | 88% | 85% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (PL17 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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