PL10 1AZ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rame Peninsula & St Germans. Region: South West.
Streets
- Dawes Lane, Millbrook: 4 addresses
- Dawes Lane, Millbrook: 2 addresses
- The Parade, Millbrook: 1 address
- Greenland, Millbrook: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (40% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MILLBROOK METHODIST CHURCH, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 4 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Keyham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Parade Millbrook | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Cawsand Beach Ferry Landing | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 56.3 km (35 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 132 km (82 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rame Group Practice | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Millbrook Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | Raleigh Dental Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Torpoint Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,080 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,780 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Inswork Chapel, a scheduled monument, 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Inswork Chapel | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Chapel St Sx 426527 | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| No 1 (Royal Cornwall) Redoubt at Maker Heights | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| No 2 (Somerset) Redoubt at Maker Heights | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Mount Edgcumbe | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Treninnow Grove | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hancock's Lake | Tidal water | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Foss Point | Wetland | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Millbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Maker Heights | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Ninney Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 |
3 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Dawes Lane.