PL15 8LA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Launceston North & North Petherwin. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Under Lane, Higher Truscott: 13 addresses
- Unnamed street, Higher Truscott: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street, Langore: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street, Higher Truscott: 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 B (36% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- ANVIL COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING ON RIGHT, grade II
- BARN 5 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF FARMHOUSE ON SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHER TRUSCOTT, grade II
- DISUSED FARMHOUSE IN YARD TO NORTH OF FARMHOUSE ON EAST OF SETTLEMENT, grade II
- FARMHOUSE ON NORTH WEST OF SETTLEMENT, grade II
- FARMHOUSE ON SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHER TRUSCOTT, grade II
- SMALL OUTBUILDING 10 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF FARMHOUSE ON SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHER TRUSCOTT, grade II
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 24 addresses are between 116 m and 171 m above sea level (165 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 station | Gunnislake 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 19.5 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Cemetery Truscott | 550 m |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 47.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 111.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Launceston Medical Centre | 3.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Castle Street (Dental Surgery) | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Launceston Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Launceston Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Launceston Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 310 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 730 m² | 2.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,120 m² | 2.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lower Truscott, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Truscott | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north |
| Bowl barrow 680m north west of Trewithick Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Slight univallate hillfort with outworks 390m south east of Tanker's Lake | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cannapark Wood | Wood | 460 m east |
| Menheniot Wood | Wood | 660 m north-east |
| Trewithick Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Trebursye Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Old Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 24 |
7 of the postcode's 24 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 4 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 Unnamed street near Under Lane.