PL15 9NA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Altarnun & Stoke Climsland. Region: South West.
Streets
- A388, Torridge: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near A388, Little Comfort: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near A388, Little Comfort: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near A388, Little Comfort: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near A388, Little Comfort: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near A388, Little Comfort: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mango Cottages, Lezant: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near A388, Little Comfort: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A388, Little Comfort: 1 address
- A388, Torridge: 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 D (24% of about 1,140 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 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 39 addresses are between 59 m and 135 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 81%, ultrafast 62%, gigabit 62% of premises; 5% 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 | 13.0 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Church Little Comfort | 230 m |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 49.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 112.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Launceston Medical Centre | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Castle Rise Dental Practice | 3.8 km |
| Hospital | Launceston Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Launceston Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Launceston Cashzone | 4.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,180 m² | 2.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 440 m² | 2.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,950 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rookery Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Homepool Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Hurdondown Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hermitage Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 39 |
25 of the postcode's 39 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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 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 A388.