Buying a home in PL15, Launceston. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£268kmost £217k–£348k
Houses per m²£2,908flats £1,833
Sold last year1431,031 in five years
Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL15 sold for £267,813 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £216,700 and £348,383, for about 94 m² of space.

143 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £92k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PL15 9 (£2,792) and the most in PL15 7 (£3,100).

Across Cornwall, prices are down 0.8% on a year ago and up 7.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,077 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,221 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in PL15 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£136,815£115k–£152k49 m²12
2£194,237£166k–£234k65 m²270
3£267,813£217k–£348k94 m²391
4£366,345£273k–£427k126 m²116
5+£470,769£370k–£591k170 m²112

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£137k£194k£268k£366k£471k
Detached—£250k£336k£392k£523k
Semi-detached£144k£208k£230k£280k£289k
Terraced£137k£169k£200k£267k£375k
Flats£92k£106k£116k—£142k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across PL15

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
PL15 7£3,100£1,590
PL15 8£2,841£1,713
PL15 9£2,792£1,952

Schools near PL15

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Catherine's CofE Primary School63% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmLaunceston College62.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about PL15

Is PL15 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (63% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.7% against 43.8%); 143 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PL15?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL15 sold for £267,813 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £216,700 and £348,383.

How many homes sell in PL15 each year?

143 homes sold in the last year and 1,031 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near PL15?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Catherine's CofE Primary School, where 63% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.