PL24 2HY Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Blazey. Region: South West.
Streets
- St Blazey Road, St Blazey: 49 addresses
- Middleway, St Blazey: 1 address
- Tredenham Close, St Blazey: 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 B (42% of about 970 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
- ENGINE SHEDS, STACK AND TURNTABLE, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Roselyon School Trust Ltd. St Blazey Road Par PL24 2HZ: up to 22 homes, permissioned (130 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 4 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 14 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 4 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 51 addresses are between 3 m and 12 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 81% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Community Church Par | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 5.6 km |
| Car parks | Plum Carpark | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 22.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 150.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Middleway Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy St Blazey | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Par River Dental Practice | 720 m |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 5.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food St Blazey, St Blazey Cashzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 11 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Philip Varcoe Playing Fields 2.4 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Woodland Avenue Allotments 5,790 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Engine Sheds, Stack and Turntable, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Engine Sheds, Stack and Turntable | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-east |
| Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Tregrehan | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km west |
| Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644 | Registered battlefield | 3.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Mount | Hill | 750 m south-west |
| Par Sands | Beach | 1.4 km south-east |
| Tremain's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Luxulyan Valley | Valley | 3.0 km north |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 3.6 km south-west |
| Higher Penventinue Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 51 |
28 of the postcode's 51 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 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 | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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 St Blazey Road.