PL15 8UQ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Camelford & Boscastle. Region: South West.
Streets
- Forest View, Cold Northcott: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Forest View, Treneglos: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Forest View, Treneglos: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Forest View, Treneglos: 3 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: 8.
- 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 Gregory, grade II*
- Group of seven tombchests approximately 4 metres to east and north east of chancel of Church of St Gregory, grade II
- Headstone and tombchest of M. Gillard and W. Gillard, 1 metre to east of south east corner of chancel of Church of St Gregory, grade II
- Headstone of F. Burnard 5 metres to south of nave of Church of St Gregory, grade II
- Monument of J Braddon 11 metres to east of east end of north aisle of Church of St Gregory, grade II
- South entrance to churchyard of Church of St Gregory, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- TRENEGLOS FARMHOUSE, 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 16 addresses are between 205 m and 260 m above sea level (216 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 | Coombe Junction Halt 220 journeys in 2024–25 | 24.6 km (15 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 40.9 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 117 km (73 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Launceston Hospital | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| Police station | Launceston Police Station | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Natwest | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Gregory, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Gregory | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilsey Down | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Western Plantation | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Old Mill leat | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Tregearedown Beacon | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
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) | 8.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 16 |
3 of the postcode's 16 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 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 | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 14% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 36% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 Forest View.