PL15 7SJ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Altarnun & Stoke Climsland. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rookes Corner, Treween: 36 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rookes Corner, Altarnun: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rookes Corner, Altarnun: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rookes Corner, Treween: 7 addresses
- Rose Hill, Cornwall: 2 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 D (25% of about 1,100 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, ALTARNUN (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST NONNA, grade I
- Altarnun Old Bridge, grade II
- ALTARNUN POST OFFICE AND CORNER COTTAGE, grade II
- Altarnun War Memorial, grade II
- CHYGRYSYS, grade II
- CISSYS, grade II
- Dyji Klys and Rosebridge Cottage, grade II
- GATE AND GATE-PIERS AT EAST ENTRANCE TO PENPONT HOUSE, grade II
- GATE AND GATE-PIERS, WALL TO RIGHT AND MOUNTING BLOCK AT SOUTH EAST ENTRANCE TO CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST NONNA, grade II
- HOMELEIGH, grade II
- HOUSE 10 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF ROSEBRIDGE COTTAGE, grade II
- HOUSE ADJOINING ON NORTH OF MARY ANNS, grade II
- HOUSE ADJOINING ON SOUTH OF PENPONT MILL, grade II
- HOUSE DIRECTLY TO FRONT OF MERLIN'S COTTAGE, grade II
- ISBELL TOMB IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST NONNA, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK TO SOUTH WEST OF POST OFFICE, grade II
- MAID MARIAN FOODSTORES AND ADJOINING HOUSE ON LEFT, grade II
- MARY ANNS, grade II
- PAIR OF COTTAGES 10 METRES TO EAST OF MARY ANNS AND CISSYS, grade II
- PENPONT HOUSE, grade II
- PENPONT MILL, grade II
- PINNACLE IN GARDEN 40 METRES TO EAST OF PENPONT HOUSE, grade II
- RIVERSIDE AND HOUSES ADJOINING TO RIGHT AND LEFT, grade II
- ROW OF 4 COTTAGES INCLUDING NO.2 AND PENPONT LODGE 50 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF ALTARNUM BRIDGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 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 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 3 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 63 addresses are between 175 m and 195 m above sea level (179 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, 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 station | Coombe Junction Halt 220 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Nun's Chuch Altarnun | 100 m |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 38.8 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 120 km (75 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Launceston Hospital | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Police station | Launceston Police Station | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Bodmin Moor Garage Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard, a scheduled monument, 100 m north-west. 54 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard | Scheduled monument | 100 m north-west |
| Church of St Nonna | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m north-west |
| Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Prehistoric coaxial and regular field systems, incorporated hut circles and adjacent deserted medieval settlement, droveway and long house on Tregune Farm | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trekennick Tor | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Trewint Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Trewint Downs | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Fox Tor | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Upton Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Fancy Vale | Valley | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 31 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 63 |
31 of the postcode's 63 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 77% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 18% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Rookes Corner.