PL25 5RS Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penwithick & Boscoppa. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bodmin Road, Trethowel: 11 addresses
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 (42% of about 810 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
- MILESTONE AT SX 011 541, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 are in areas at high risk, 0 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 11 addresses are between 97 m and 105 m above sea level (98 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 | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Railway Terrace Trethowel | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Car parks | North Street Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 17.4 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 155 km (96 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Randhawa Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Old Manor House Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Slades Road Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,250 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,440 m² | 30 m |
| Allotments | Alexandra Road Allotments 1,390 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Menacuddle Baptistery Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Menacuddle Baptistery Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Menacuddle Well | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trethowel Wood | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Trethurgy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Du Porth | Beach | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Watch Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 11 |
10 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bodmin Road.