| Postcode | PL23 1QH | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Fowey | 
| Nearest station | Par (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Ocean View (E) Greenbank (SW) St Saviour's Hill (E) St Saviour's Hill (W) The Quay (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 38 View | 
| Known addresses | Chy Lowen, Townsend, Polruan Copper Beech, Townsend, Polruan Ferry Climb, Townsend, Polruan Folly House, Townsend, Polruan Greenhill, Townsend, Polruan Highfields, Townsend, Polruan Ivy Crag, Townsend, Polruan Lambwath, Townsend, Polruan Langdon, Townsend, Polruan Pencarreg, Townsend, Polruan Polruan Holiday Centre, Townsend, Polruan Seascape, Townsend, Polruan The Old Fire Station, Townsend, Polruan The Sea House, Townsend, Polruan Townsend Farm, Townsend, Polruan Townsend House, Townsend, Polruan | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 50.326483 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -4.629801 | |
| Easting | 212912 | |
| Northing | 50703 | |
| Grid reference | SX129507 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 383992 5576201 | |
| what3words | lost.regret.crossword | |
| FixPhrase | crestless lullaby shout unfixed | |
| Plus code | 9C2Q89GC+H3 | |
| Altitude | 74 metres (242 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:58 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.1 KMs (0.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Lanteglos | E04011464 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos | E05013306 | 
| Unitary Authority | Cornwall | E06000052 | 
| County | Cornwall | E11000006 | 
| Constituency (2024) | South East Cornwall | E14001486 | 
| MP | Anna Gelderd | Labour | 
| Police force | Devon & Cornwall | |
| Water company | South West Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 15 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Polruan | E63014119 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00094729 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Cornwall 028D | E01018766 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Cornwall 028D | E01018766 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Lanreath, Pelynt & Polruan | E02003901 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Lanreath, Pelynt & Polraun | E02003901 | 
| Travel to work area | St Austell and Newquay | E30000270 | 
| Average property price in Plymouth | £258,067 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Beech, Townsend, Polruan | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2024 | £380,000 | 
| Ferry Climb, Townsend, Polruan | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £1,500,000 | 
| Lambwath, Townsend, Polruan | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £575,000 | 
| The Old Fire Station, Townsend, Polruan | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £295,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2006 | £289,000 | |
| Folly House, Townsend, Polruan | Detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £495,000 | 
| Polruan Holiday Centre, Townsend, Polruan | Other (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £635,000 | 
| Langdon, Townsend, Polruan | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £415,000 | 
| Pencarreg, Townsend, Polruan | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2020 | £590,000 | 
| Highfields, Townsend, Polruan | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2018 | £385,000 | 
| The Sea House, Townsend, Polruan | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £405,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2003 | £310,000 |