PL27 7AG Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Platt, Wadebridge: 17 addresses
- Jubilee Road, Wadebridge: 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 (40% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, WADEBRIDGE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Workshops Brook Road Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7PB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 8 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 18 addresses are between 1 m and 4 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 43%, ultrafast 43%, gigabit 43% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km | |
| Bodmin Parkway 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest The Platt Wadebridge | 10 m |
| Ferry terminal | Rock Padstow Ferry Landing | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Piggy Lane car park | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 14.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 143.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wadebridge & Camel Estuary Practice | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Chambers Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | Bodmin Hospital Utc | 8.4 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub | 11.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wadebridge, Old Railway Site Cashzone | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,380 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Coronation Park 3.4 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Late medieval and 19th century bridge at Wadebridge, a scheduled monument, 160 m north-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Late medieval and 19th century bridge at Wadebridge | Scheduled monument | 160 m north-east |
| Wadebridge Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow 200m north east of Gonvena House | Scheduled monument | 670 m north-east |
| Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House | Scheduled monument | 700 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hawke's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Little Trevorder Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Treraven Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Penance Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Belingick Hill | Hill | 3.6 km south |
| Cant Cove | Tidal water | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 18 |
14 of the postcode's 18 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Platt.