PL12 4PG Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Saltash Essa. Region: South West.
Streets
- Churchill Walk, Saltash: 41 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 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 (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 41 addresses are between 56 m and 61 m above sea level (59 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 690 m |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Babis Farm Wearde | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Square Car Park | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 55.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Port View Surgery | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Archway Dental Saltash LTD | 540 m |
| Hospital | St Barnabas Hospital | 420 m |
| Police station | Saltash Police Station | 740 m |
| Cash machines | Moto - Saltash - Forecourt, Carkeel Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Gardens 2,480 m² | 510 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,480 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pavilion to Wearde Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m south-west. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 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* | 450 m south-west |
| Granite Archway and Wall to Nos 15 and 17 (Kingsleigh House) Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m north-east |
| Civil War battery at Wearde Quay | Scheduled monument | 710 m south |
| Parish Church of St Nicholas and St Faith | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m north-east |
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m west |
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier | Scheduled monument | 950 m north-east |
| Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Antony | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elwell Woods | Wood | 860 m north-east |
| Sand Acre Bay | Bay | 1.0 km south-west |
| Bull Point | Wetland | 1.1 km south-east |
| Tomboy Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| Alderplot Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km west |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 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 | 41 | 41 |
None of the postcode's 41 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Churchill Walk.