PL18 9QA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Calstock. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Commercial Road, Calstock: 22 addresses
- Commercial Road, Calstock: 18 addresses
- Fore Street, Calstock: 7 addresses
- The Quay, Calstock: 2 addresses
- Lower Kelly, Calstock: 1 address
- Marsh Lane, Calstock: 1 address
- The Mews, Calstock: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Commercial Road, Tuckermarsh: 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 A (33% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, CALSTOCK, church street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 21.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, grade II
- 1-4, THE ADIT, grade II
- 1, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 10, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 12, FORE STREET, grade II
- 4, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 7, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 6, COMMERICAL ROAD, grade II
- 8, FORE STREET, grade II
- 9, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 9, FORE STREET, grade II
- BROMLEY HOUSE, grade II
- HALCYON COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, THE QUAY, grade II
- LAVINIA, grade II
- LIMEKILN AT SX 435685, grade II
- MARKET HOUSE, grade II
- ST LAURENCE, grade II
- TAMAR HOTEL, grade II
- THE OLD BAKERY, grade II
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 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, 6 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 5 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 53 addresses are between -1 m and 9 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 79% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Gunnislake 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Quay Calstock | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 7.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 9.6 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 56.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 117.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Abbey Surgery | 6.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Bere Peninsula Pharmacy Limited | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Harwood Dental Surgery | 7.0 km |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Callington Police Station | 7.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bere Alston, Bere Alston Cashzone | 2.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Millennium Green 5,410 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,470 m² | 410 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Calstock Viaduct, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m west. 44 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Calstock Viaduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m north |
| Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Cotehele | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km west |
| Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese mill | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buttspill Wood | Wood | 400 m south |
| Hare Wood | Wood | 820 m north |
| Ward Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Braunder Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Hanging Cliff | Hill | 3.1 km south |
| Double Waters | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 53 |
1 of the postcode's 53 addresses is 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 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 | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Commercial Road.