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PL23 Postcode


PL23 is the Postcode District for Fowey in Cornwall

The postcode district is located in the PL Plymouth postal area , PL23 has a population of 3,150 residents according to the 2021 England and Wales Census.

The area of the district is 9.69 square miles (25.10 square kilometers or 6,203.04 acres).

A wide range of spatial data has been analysed to present this overview of PL23. If you would like anything added, please contact us.

Map of the PL23 postcode
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Map of the PL23 Postcode District

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Where is the PL23 District?

To give you an idea where the district is located we have created the following table showing nearby towns.

Nearest Towns to PL23

Town Distance (miles) Direction
St Blazey 4.00 WNW
Lostwithiel 4.51 NNW
St Austell 7.22 W
Looe 7.73 E
Bodmin 9.39 NNW
Liskeard 10.35 NE
Wadebridge 14.81 NW
St Columb Major 15.04 WNW
Callington 17.48 NE
Saltash 18.89 ENE
Camelford 19.13 N
Torpoint 19.17 E
Padstow 19.22 NW
Truro 19.60 WSW
Newquay 20.56 WNW
Plymouth 21.56 E
Launceston 23.12 NNE
Falmouth 23.89 SW
Penryn 24.43 WSW

The post town for this district is FOWEY.

Postcode Information for District PL23 (Total Geographical Postcodes: 170)

Location Post Town Sector Number of
Postcodes
FOWEY FOWEY PL23 1 104
Polruan FOWEY PL23 1 36
Lanteglos FOWEY PL23 1 14
Golant FOWEY PL23 1 13
Bodinnick FOWEY PL23 1 2
Newtown FOWEY PL23 1 1

Retail and Shopping in PL23

Street Town Locality Number of Shops Central Postcode View on Google Maps
FORE STREET FOWEY 35 PL23 1AH View on Google Maps
LOSTWITHIEL STREET FOWEY 9 PL23 1BD View on Google Maps

The primary settlement in the PL23 postcode district is Fowey, located in the county of Cornwall in England. Other significant settlements in the district include Bodinnick, Golant, Lanteglos, Newtown, and Polruan. The most significant postal town in the district is Fowey.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the Cornwall area with a total of 171 postal codes.

The largest settlement in the PL23 postal code is FOWEY followed by Polruan, and Lanteglos.

The postcode area has a boundary with The English Channel and Fowey Estuary.

The PL23 Postcode shares a border with PL22 (LOSTWITHIEL, Lerryn, St. Veep), PL24 (PAR, St. Blazey, Tywardreath) and PL13 (LOOE, Polperro, Pelynt).

Postcode Sectors

Postcode Sectors in the PL23 District

map showing postcode sectors within the PL23 district
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Where the PL23 postcode district lies within the wider  postcode area
Where the PL23 postcode district lies within the wider postcode area
Map Showing Location of the PL23 postcode Sector
Where is the Postal District?
A word cloud for the PL23 postcode
A word cloud showing place names in the postal district
Map of the district

Dentists in the PL23 District

# Name Address Type Contact
1 Station Road Dental Practice STATION ROAD , FOWEY , CORNWALL , PL23 1DF GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE

Doctors in the PL23 District

# Name Address Type Contact
1 Polruan , POLRUAN , CORNWALL , PL23 1PA BRANCH SURGERY
2 Fowey River Practice , FOWEY , CORNWALL , PL23 1DT GP PRACTICE

Chemists in the PL23 District

# Name Address Type Contact
1 Boots 16-18 FORE STREET , FOWEY , CORNWALL , PL23 1AQ PHARMACY

Opticians in the PL23 District

No Opticians found in this district.

Schools in the Sector

Fowey River Academy

Phase: Secondary

Address: Windmill , Fowey
Postcode: PL23 1HE

Headteacher: Mr Ben Eddy ()

Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

Fowey Primary School

Phase: Primary

Address: Windmill , Fowey
Postcode: PL23 1HH

Headteacher: Ms Elizabeth Measom (Headteacher)

Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

Polruan Community Primary School

Phase: Primary

Address: St Saviour's Hill , Polruan
Postcode: PL23 1PS

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Sanson (Executive Headteacher)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Polruan Primary Academy

Phase: Primary

Address: St Saviour's Hill , Polruan
Postcode: PL23 1PS

Headteacher: Mrs Jane Wills (Executive Headteacher)

Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

Stations in the Sector

No stations found in this postcode district.

Accessable Motorway Junctions

No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.

Weather Forecast for Fowey

Postcode Sectors

Neighbouring Postcode Districts

Royal Mail Delivery and Sorting Offices
Postal Sector Delivery Office
PL23 1Fowey Scale Payment Delivery Office
Postcode Format
PL23 - X X X
PL23 Space Numeric Letter Letter

Street List for the PL23 District

Current Monthly Rental Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price
3 £1,300 £1,300 £1,300

Current House Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price
£59,000 £400,000 £242,333
1 £112,500 £600,000 £316,786
2 £179,000 £725,000 £345,926
3 £192,500 £2,500,000 £660,491
4 £400,000 £2,100,000 £852,854
5 £565,000 £2,500,000 £1,542,273
6 £750,000 £1,350,000 £1,131,667

Estate Agents

LogoNameBrand NameAddressContact Number
May Whetter & Grose FoweyFoweyMay Whetter & GroseEstuary House, Fore Street, Fowey, PL23 1AH01726 219608
Sensible Move PlymouthPlymouthSensible Move46 Howard Road, Pomphlett, Plymouth, PL9 7DT01752 741813
eXp UK South WestSouth WesteXp UK1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW 03304 609968
Popes Estate Agents East LooeEast LooePopes Estate Agents1 Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1HH01503 770686
Sell My Group LythamLythamSell My GroupThe Old Bakery Green Street, Lytham, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5LG020 3910 6164

Yearly House Price Averages for the District

Type of Property 2018 Average 2018 Sales 2017 Average 2017 Sales 2016 Average 2016 Sales 2015 Average 2015 Sales
Detached £458,74237 £517,95836 £410,15853 £436,02554
Semi-Detached £266,73113 £401,75618 £438,15612 £313,95812
Terraced £374,63234 £339,95447 £263,14745 £306,19540
Flats £264,85424 £341,90618 £204,18219 £214,45010