ST NICHOLAS STREET, PL31 1AB House Prices & Local Information

PL31 1AB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on St Nicholas Street, 0.2km from Bodmin in Bodmin. Administratively it sits within Bodmin St Petroc's ward and the North Cornwall constituency.

Day-to-day life in PL31 1AB has the character of an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. The daytime character shifts — public administration and security with mainly white workforces. With an average age of 46, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £143k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 46.3% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for PL31 1AB are sourced from Output Area E00095612 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.