PL12 4TE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Saltash Essa. Region: South West.
Streets
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: 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 (710 m)
- Bull Point Barracks: up to 15 homes, not 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 7 addresses are between 29 m and 34 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% 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 | 550 m |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Babis Farm Way Wearde | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 870 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Square Car Park | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 55.8 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 | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tamar Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 620 m |
| Hospital | St Barnabas Hospital | 520 m |
| Police station | Saltash Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Budeaux Tamar House, St Budeaux Cashzone | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 610 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brunel Green 1.0 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,480 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Granite Archway and Wall to Nos 15 and 17 (Kingsleigh House) Fronting Road, a listed building (Grade I), 560 m north. 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Archway and Wall to Nos 15 and 17 (Kingsleigh House) Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m north |
| Parish Church of St Nicholas and St Faith | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m north |
| Civil War battery at Wearde Quay | Scheduled monument | 670 m south-west |
| Building 13 (Receipt and Issue Magazine), Rnad Bull Point | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south-east |
| Pavilion to Wearde Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier | Scheduled monument | 780 m north-east |
| Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber | Scheduled monument | 850 m south-east |
| Antony | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Point | Wetland | 680 m south-east |
| Kiln Bay | Bay | 710 m east |
| Elwell Woods | Wood | 730 m north-east |
| Tomboy Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Quarry Park Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km south |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 3 |
4 of the postcode's 7 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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.