PL12 4EN Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Saltash Essa. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tamar Street, Saltash: 11 addresses
- Tamar Street, Saltash: 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 (23% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 50, CULVER ROAD, grade II
- DOORWAY TO NO 10, grade II
- MARY NEWMAN'S HOUSE, grade II
- THE BOATMAN INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 74 - 94 Fore Street Saltash Cornwall PL12 6JW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Bull Point Barracks: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 12 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 150 m |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Tamar Street Saltash | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 280 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Square Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 56.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Port View Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tamar Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | St Barnabas Hospital | 490 m |
| Police station | Saltash Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Budeaux Tamar House, St Budeaux Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Huntley Gardens 770 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Longstone Park 1.9 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,520 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier, a scheduled monument, 200 m north. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier | Scheduled monument | 200 m north |
| Parish Church of St Nicholas and St Faith | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m north-west |
| Royal Albert Bridge and Seventeen Approach Spans | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m east |
| Granite Archway and Wall to Nos 15 and 17 (Kingsleigh House) Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m west |
| Building 13 (Receipt and Issue Magazine), Rnad Bull Point | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south |
| Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Civil War battery at Wearde Quay | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Antony | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elwell Woods | Wood | 190 m north |
| Kiln Bay | Bay | 710 m south-east |
| Bull Point | Wetland | 920 m south |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-west |
| Alderplot Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Tamar Street.