PL10 1EN Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rame Peninsula & St Germans. Region: South West.
Streets
- Mill Road, Cornwall: 56 addresses
- Lower Anderton Road, Cornwall: 1 address
- Southdown Road, 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: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 23 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 58 addresses are between 1 m and 11 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 47%, ultrafast 47%, gigabit 47% 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 | 4.0 km |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Keyham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Millbrook Dam Anderton | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cawsand Beach Ferry Landing | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 57.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 131.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rame Group Practice | 3.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Millbrook Pharmacy | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | Raleigh Dental Centre | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Torpoint Cashzone | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,080 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,780 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is No 5 (2nd Devon) Redoubt at Maker Heights, a scheduled monument, 690 m south-east. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| No 5 (2nd Devon) Redoubt at Maker Heights | Scheduled monument | 690 m south-east |
| Inswork Chapel | Scheduled monument | 710 m north-west |
| Chapel St Sx 426527 | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-west |
| No 1 (Royal Cornwall) Redoubt at Maker Heights | Scheduled monument | 780 m south |
| Barrack Block, Maker Heights Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south |
| Guard House, Boundary Wall and Attached Ancillary Buildings, Maker Heights Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Mount Edgcumbe | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foss Point | Wetland | 150 m south-west |
| Hancock's Lake | Tidal water | 240 m south-west |
| Clarrick Woods | Wood | 560 m east |
| Maker Heights | Hill | 870 m south-east |
| Warn Sandway | Cliff or slope | 1.6 km south-east |
| Millbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km 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) | 9.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 57 | 58 |
1 of the postcode's 58 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Mill Road.