PL13 2FN Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced May 2019. Ward: Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos. Region: South West.
Streets
- Summer Lane, Pelynt: 5 addresses
- Summerlane Park, Pelynt: 4 addresses
- Luffman Close, Pelynt: 1 address
- Trelawny Close, Pelynt: 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 (28% of about 890 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.
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 addresses are about 151 m above sea level.
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 | Sandplace 970 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Looe 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Causeland 2,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Summer Lane Pelynt | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bodinnick Ferry Landing | 8.1 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 5.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 34.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 141.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Bridge Surgery | 5.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Roberts Pharmacy | 4.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Maple Croft Dental Surgery | 5.8 km |
| Hospital | Fowey Hospital | 8.8 km |
| Police station | Looe Police Station | 5.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Community Garden 1,170 m² | 3.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nonna, a listed building (Grade I), 460 m south. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nonna | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south |
| Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Hall Rings | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tregarrick Wood | Wood | 870 m north |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Trefanny Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Shillamill Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km north-west |
| Talland Sand | Beach | 4.4 km south-east |
| Talland Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 11 |
9 of the postcode's 11 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 2 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 Summer Lane.