PL24 2LU Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fowey, Tywardreath & Par. Region: South West.
Streets
- St Andrew's Road, Kilhallon: 13 addresses
- St Andrews Road, Kilhallon: 1 address
- Driving Lane, Cornwall: 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 (31% of about 720 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Roselyon School Trust Ltd. St Blazey Road Par PL24 2HZ: up to 22 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 3 m and 20 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Lostwithiel 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duck Pond St Blazey | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 6.4 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Plum Carpark | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 22.5 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 150 km (93 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Middleway Surgery | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy St Blazey | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Par River Dental Practice | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Fowey Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food St Blazey, St Blazey Cashzone | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,000 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodland Avenue Allotments 5,790 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Blaize, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m (0.5 miles) west. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Blaize | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Engine Sheds, Stack and Turntable | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Tregrehan | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644 | Registered battlefield | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Prideaux Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| The Mount | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Par Sands | Beach | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Luxulyan Valley | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Higher Penventinue Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 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 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 10 |
3 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 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 | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 5 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 Andrew's Road.