PL10 1NE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rame Peninsula & St Germans. Region: South West.
Streets
- Market Street, Kingsand: 22 addresses
- The Green, Kingsand: 2 addresses
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: 46.
- 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
- 4, FORE STREET, grade II
- 59, FORE STREET, grade II
- 6, FORE STREET, grade II
- 6, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 60 AND 61, FORE STREET, grade II
- ALGOMA, grade II
- BEACH HOUSE, grade II
- BEECHFIELD, grade II
- BLUEHAVEN AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO REAR, grade II
- BOUNDARY HOUSE, grade II
- CHARLESTONE HOUSE, grade II
- CHARTERHOUSE WESTWARD, grade II
- COBBLE CLOSE AND LEXDEN WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- COBBLESTONES MOUNT MORIN, grade II
- DEVONPORT INN, grade II
- DORSET HOUSE, grade II
- EVENTIDE, grade II
- FOUR BOYS HILLSIDE, grade II
- GALE COTTAGE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO NORTH, grade II
- GREY HOUSE AND NO 2 WITH ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
- HALFWAY HOUSE INN, grade II
- HEAVITREE HOUSE, grade II
- HIGH VIEW SUNNYSIDE, grade II
- ISLAND COTTAGE, grade II
- KINGSWAY HOUSE KINGWAY COTTAGE, grade II
- LYNDALE COTTAGE, grade II
- MAKER AND RAME VICARAGE, grade II
- MELROSE, grade II
And 16 more.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 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 24 addresses are between 6 m and 13 m above sea level (10 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 | 5.4 km |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest New Road Kingsand | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cawsand Beach Ferry Landing | 350 m |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 4.0 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 | 4.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Millbrook Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Mount Wise Dental Practice | 4.4 km |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 6.9 km |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 4.6 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 | 430 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,170 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 360 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cawsand Fort, a scheduled monument, 200 m south-west. 89 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 | 200 m south-west |
| No 3 (50th Regiment) Redoubt at Maker Heights | Scheduled monument | 700 m north |
| Grenville Battery | Scheduled monument | 710 m north-east |
| Guard House, Boundary Wall and Attached Ancillary Buildings, Maker Heights Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north |
| Barrack Block, Maker Heights Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 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 | 80 m south-east |
| Millpool Plantation | Wood | 450 m south-west |
| Coombe Bottoms | Valley | 910 m west |
| Maker Heights | Hill | 1.0 km north |
| Foss Point | Wetland | 1.7 km north |
| Millbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 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 | 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 Market Street.