PL18 9EE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Calstock. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (45% of about 940 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
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 39 addresses are between 141 m and 166 m above sea level (157 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 69%, gigabit 69% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gunnislake 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 110 m |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Drakewalls | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 11.9 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 55.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 115.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Abbey Surgery | 6.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gunnislake Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Harwood Dental Surgery | 6.0 km |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Callington Police Station | 6.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bere Alston, Bere Alston Cashzone | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Millennium Green 5,410 m² | 430 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | King Georges Field 1.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,690 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Canal, lock, island and salmon keeping pond known collectively as the Tamar Canal, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km east. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canal, lock, island and salmon keeping pond known collectively as the Tamar Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Cotehele | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whimple Wood | Wood | 800 m east |
| Gray's Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Greenhill | Hill | 1.1 km north-west |
| Morwell Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Hatch Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Silver Valley | Valley | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 36 |
34 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.