PL15 8PY Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Camelford & Boscastle. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near A395, Hallworthy: 25 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 (27% of about 1,220 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 207 m and 259 m above sea level (239 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 13% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bodmin Parkway 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 23.2 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 7.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 37.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 120.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Camelford Medical Centre | 7.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.9 km |
| Hospital | Launceston Hospital | 15.3 km |
| Police station | Launceston Police Station | 14.4 km |
| Cash machines | Natwest | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross 470m north of Lambrenny, a scheduled monument, 850 m north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cross 470m north of Lambrenny | Scheduled monument | 850 m north-west |
| Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilsey Down | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Davidstow Woods | Wood | 3.9 km south-west |
| Crowdy Marsh | Wetland | 4.0 km south-west |
| Trehane Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km west |
| Trewannion Down | Hill | 4.1 km north-west |
| Crowdy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 25 |
2 of the postcode's 25 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 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 14% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 45% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 A395.