Area guide

Living in PL14, Cornwall

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around PL14 in Cornwall. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 17 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Cornwall: £275,642, down 0.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.

Check sold prices for a specific address in PL14 →
See where PL14 ranks across South West →

Council tax at Band D in Cornwall: £2,591 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare PL14 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for PL14 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around PL14

78 recorded home sales on the streets around central PL14 in the last 2 years, with a median of £225,000 and a range from £53,750 to £510,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
Middlehurst Greenbank Lane, PL14 3LB Detached £295,950 3 Aug 2026
6 Quartz Close, PL14 6FY Detached £128,000 10 Jul 2026
Middlehurst Greenbank Lane, PL14 3LB Detached £240,000 1 Jul 2026
3 Meadowsweet Close, PL14 6FR Terraced £200,000 24 Jun 2026
2 Queenie Drive, PL14 6FT Semi-detached £205,000 14 May 2026
11 South View, PL14 3EX Terraced £150,000 5 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

6 schools within 3 miles , of which 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
St Cleer Primary Academy Primary Good 1.7 mi away no figure
Darite Primary Academy Primary Good 2.4 mi away no figure
Liskeard School and Community College Secondary Not rated 0.4 mi away no figure
Taliesin Education Ltd Not rated 1.1 mi away no figure

4 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for PL14 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations16.9%
Skilled trades15.8%
Caring, leisure and other service15.8%
Sales and customer service10.8%
Professional occupations10.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How PL14 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 7.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of PL14 (E01018767, 1,473 residents in 2021, down 1.1% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 7.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 40.3% 41.0% +0.7 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 11.7% 13.5% +1.8 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 45.6% 44.2% -1.4 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.7% 19.6% +0.9 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 17.2% 22.1% +4.9 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 13.6% 21.2% +7.6 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.4% 3.8% -1.6 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 71.6% 70.7% -0.9 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.2% 98.6% +0.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

Crime data isn't available for this area right now.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Cornwall's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

1 supermarket, 3 pharmacies, 16 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs, 2 hospitals within a mile of central PL14, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of PL14

Best-served stop: Trevecca Cottages, with 1.5 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of PL14 is Trevecca Cottages: 1.5 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:30, last 18:55. Routes there: 74, 78, 78A, 174. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

2 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of PL14. The nearest, Oak Tree Surgery, has 17,676 registered patients and 1,947 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Oak Tree Surgery0.6 mi17,6761,947
Rosedean Surgery0.7 mi8,6053,056

Nearest A&E: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, where 43.3% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Cornwall pays £2,591 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.3% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Cornwall, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Cornwall, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,042+5.1%
2022-23£2,109+3.3%
2023-24£2,221+5.3%
2024-25£2,343+5.5%
2025-26£2,460+5.0%
2026-27£2,591+5.3%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Cornwall, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about PL14

What is the average house price in PL14?

The average sold price in Cornwall is £275,642 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in PL14?

Prices in Cornwall are down 0.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in PL14?

The median of 78 recorded sales around central PL14 in the last 2 years is £225,000, ranging from £53,750 to £510,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in PL14?

6 schools sit within 3 miles of central PL14, and 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Is PL14 at risk of flooding?

Central PL14 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is PL14 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 100% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £225,000; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Neighbouring districts

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