PL10 1PG Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rame Peninsula & St Germans. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Bound, Cawsand: 15 addresses
- Pier Lane, Cawsand: 2 addresses
- The Bound, Cawsand: 1 address
- The Square, Cawsand: 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: 12.
- 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
- 4, ARMADA ROAD, grade II
- 4, ST ANDREW'S STREET, grade II
- APPLE TREE COT, grade II
- BALCONY COTTAGE THE BALCONY, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- COUSHAM COTTAGE, grade II
- FOUNTAIN, grade II
- KITTIWAKE, grade II
- SMUGGLERS INN, grade II
- THE CABIN, grade II
- WEDGWOOD COTTAGE, grade II
- WYNBURN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 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 19 addresses are between 0 m and 11 m above sea level (9 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 | 5.8 km |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest New Road Kingsand | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cawsand Beach Ferry Landing | 30 m |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 57.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 133.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Devonport Health Centre | 5.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Millbrook Pharmacy | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Mount Wise Dental Practice | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | Scott Hospital | 7.3 km |
| Police station | Torpoint Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Duke Street - Devonport, Devonport Cashzone | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mount Edgcumbe Country Park 360 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.3 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,170 m² | 0 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 360 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cawsand Fort, a scheduled monument, 230 m north. 86 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cawsand Fort | Scheduled monument | 230 m north |
| Royal Commission fortifications at Forder Hill including two musketry lines and a road block | Scheduled monument | 790 m west |
| Grenville Battery | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Mount Edgcumbe | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.3 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 72% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 52% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 50% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 The Bound.