PL12 4AY Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Saltash Essa. Region: South West.
Streets
- Wearde Road, Cornwall: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lynher Drive, Wearde: 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 (56% of about 630 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 74 - 94 Fore Street Saltash Cornwall PL12 6JW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 4 addresses are between 70 m and 78 m above sea level (75 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 | Saltash 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Community College Saltash | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Alexandra Square Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 55.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Port View Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Saltash Health Centre | 850 m |
| Hospital | St Barnabas Hospital | 730 m |
| Police station | Saltash Police Station | 940 m |
| Cash machines | Moto - Saltash - Forecourt, Carkeel Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Victoria Gardens 2,480 m² | 800 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 890 m² | 840 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,480 m² | 550 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pavilion to Wearde Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m west. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pavilion to Wearde Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m west |
| Civil War battery at Wearde Quay | Scheduled monument | 490 m south |
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m west |
| Churchyard Cross Immediately South East of Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| Granite Archway and Wall to Nos 15 and 17 (Kingsleigh House) Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m north-east |
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Trematon Castle, a shell keep built on a motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Antony | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Acre Bay | Bay | 700 m south |
| Bull Point | Wetland | 1.2 km east |
| Elwell Woods | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Tomboy Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south |
| Alderplot Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km north-west |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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 Wearde Road.