PL10 1NB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rame Peninsula & St Germans. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fore Street, Kingsand: 21 addresses
- New Road, Kingsand: 2 addresses
- Coombe End, Kingsand: 1 address
- Lower Row, Kingsand: 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 A (27% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, KINGSAND / CAWSAND. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- 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
- 2, HEAVITREE ROAD, grade II
- 21, FORE STREET, grade II
- 59, FORE STREET, grade II
- 60 AND 61, FORE STREET, grade II
- ALGOMA, grade II
- BLUEHAVEN AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO REAR, grade II
- CLIFF HOUSE, grade II
- COBBLE CLOSE AND LEXDEN WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- COBBLESTONES MOUNT MORIN, grade II
- DORSET HOUSE, grade II
- FOUR BOYS HILLSIDE, grade II
- GREY HOUSE AND NO 2 WITH ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
- HEAVITREE HOUSE, grade II
- HIGH VIEW SUNNYSIDE, grade II
- KINGSWAY HOUSE KINGWAY COTTAGE, grade II
- MAKER AND RAME VICARAGE, grade II
- MERIDIAN SPRING COTTAGE, grade II
- MERYTON HOUSE, grade II
- MINNADHU, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE STOW COTTAGE, grade II
- THE CLEAVE HOUSE, grade II
- THE NARROWBOAT, grade II
- THE RISING SUN, grade II
- WESTSIDE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 25 addresses are between 9 m and 28 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 5.3 km |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Keyham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest New Road Bus Shelter Kingsand | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cawsand Beach Ferry Landing | 450 m |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 57.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 132.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Devonport Health Centre | 4.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Millbrook Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Mount Wise Dental Practice | 4.4 km |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Duke Street - Devonport, Devonport Cashzone | 4.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mount Edgcumbe Country Park 360 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,550 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 360 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cawsand Fort, a scheduled monument, 270 m south. 90 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cawsand Fort | Scheduled monument | 270 m south |
| No 3 (50th Regiment) Redoubt at Maker Heights | Scheduled monument | 620 m north |
| Grenville Battery | Scheduled monument | 660 m north-east |
| Guard House, Boundary Wall and Attached Ancillary Buildings, Maker Heights Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m north |
| Barrack Block, Maker Heights Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north |
| Mount Edgcumbe | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsand Beach | Beach | 190 m south-east |
| Millpool Plantation | Wood | 530 m south |
| Maker Heights | Hill | 890 m north |
| Coombe Bottoms | Valley | 910 m south-west |
| Foss Point | Wetland | 1.6 km north |
| Millbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 25 |
5 of the postcode's 25 addresses are 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 38% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Fore Street.