PL13 1LS Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Looe East & Deviock. Region: South West.
Streets
- Shutta, Looe: 10 addresses
- Station Road, Looe: 4 addresses
- Shutta Road, Looe: 4 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 (26% of about 1,450 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LOOE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- COBWALLS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 18 addresses are between 5 m and 20 m above sea level (10 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 | Looe 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 80 m |
| Sandplace 970 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Causeland 2,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Railway Station Looe | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bodinnick Ferry Landing | 12.6 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 39.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 139.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Bridge Surgery | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Maple Croft Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | Liskeard Community Hospital | 11.3 km |
| Police station | Looe Police Station | 80 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BP | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3,200 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | Looe Allotments and Community Gardens 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Golden Guinea Restaurant, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m south. 104 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Golden Guinea Restaurant | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south |
| Ye Old Cottage Ye Olde Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south |
| The Fisherman's Arms | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south |
| Old Guildhall | Scheduled monument | 780 m south |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trenant Point | Wetland | 280 m west |
| Deerpark Wood | Wood | 590 m north-west |
| Plaidy Beach | Beach | 1.1 km east |
| Wayland Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Bodigga Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.0 km east |
| Hobb's Hill | Hill | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 18 |
9 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Shutta.