PL28 8AA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Padstow. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (37% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, PADSTOW (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 49.
- 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
- ABBEY HOUSE, grade II*
- 10 AND 12, BROAD STREET, grade II
- 21, 23 AND 25, DUKE STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 5, MIDDLE STREET, grade II
- 5, STRAND STREET, grade II
- 8, 10 and 12 Strand Street, grade II
- 8, CHURCH LANE, grade II
- ALMSHOUSES, grade II
- BELMONT, grade II
- BUCKINGHAM, grade II
- BUTCHERS, grade II
- CORNER HOUSE BAKERY, grade II
- CORNISH CANDY AND SHOP ADJOINING ON NORTH, grade II
- CORNISH KITCHEN MR T SHIRT, grade II
- CORNISH STONE COMPANY LIMITED GIFT HORSE THE COUCH W J PRIOR AND SON, grade II
- COUNTRY GOODNESS PICTURES WAREHOUSE TO WEST OF NO 10, grade II
- DARTS OF PADSTOW AND TREGLODER AND H RADFORD IRONMONGERS, grade II
- DOLPHIN COTTAGE, grade II
- DRANG HOUSE AND THE BUTTERY, grade II
- ELLERYS AND R T G BROAD, grade II
- FISH AND CHIPS, grade II
- GARAGE SHOP, grade II
- GARAGES DIRECTLY TO SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN LION, grade II
- GOLDEN LION, grade II
- HARBOUR VIEW HARBOUR VIEW CRAFTS AND THOUGHTS, grade II
- HARBOUR WALLS COMPRISING WALLS TO SOUTH OF NORTH QUAY, TO EAST OF THE STRAND AND TO NORTH OF SOUTH QUAY, SLIPS AND PIER ON NORTH EAST OF SOUTH QUAY, grade II
- HILLSIDE, grade II
- HONEYCOMB, grade II
- HOUSE ADJOINING TO EAST OF NO 18, grade II
- JASON STUDIO, grade II
And 19 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rock View Station Road Padstow Cornwall PL28 8DA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.7 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest New Street Padstow | 220 m |
| Ferry terminal | Padstow Ferry Landing | 210 m |
| Car parks | Rock Quarry Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 11.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 147.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wadebridge & Camel Estuary Practice | 7.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Bodmin Hospital Utc | 16.1 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub | 18.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 20 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 2.2 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,150 m² | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbey House, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north-east. 142 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-east |
| Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church | Scheduled monument | 260 m west |
| Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church | Scheduled monument | 270 m west |
| Church of St Petroc | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m west |
| Prideaux Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 340 m north-west |
| South Entrance to Prideaux Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m west |
| South Terrace With Grotto Niche to South of Prideaux Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house | Scheduled monument | 520 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Saviour's Point | Wetland | 680 m north-east |
| Rock Beach | Beach | 1.0 km north-east |
| Dennis Cove Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Cassock Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| Tregonce Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.6 km south-east |
| Tregolds Plantation | Wood | 4.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the postcode's 2 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 | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.