PL22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Lostwithiel, Bridgend and Lerryn, in Cornwall.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PL22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PL22, 11.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PL22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is PL22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PL22 at a rate of 57.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.4 per 1,000 people across the PL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PL22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (116), other crime (49) and criminal damage and arson (25).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PL22 was 45.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in PL22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PL22 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in PL22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall 027A | 1,701 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 2.8% |
| Cornwall 027C | 1,603 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 22.5% |
Your MP
- Anna GelderdLabourMP for South East Cornwall
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in PL221
Council1
Postcode districts next to PL224
Nearest rail stations2
More in the PL postcode area2
PL22 in brief
PL22 is a postcode district covering Lostwithiel, Bridgend and Lerryn, in Cornwall.
About 3,869 people lived in PL22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £270,000 in 2025 across 61 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PL22 was £270,000 in 2025.
PL22 had 3,786 usual residents at the census.
In PL22, 11.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PL22, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.