PL28 8RN Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced December 1996. Ward: Padstow. Region: South West.
Streets
- Southway, Trevone: 8 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 E (20% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 56 m and 59 m above sea level (57 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 station | Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.5 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Trevone Turn Windmill | 240 m |
| Ferry terminal | Padstow Ferry Landing | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 11.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 149.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 15.9 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub | 20.8 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 3,470 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 260 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Trenearne, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trenearne | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-west |
| Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Prideaux Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pentonwarra Point | Headland | 1.0 km north-west |
| Dennis Cove Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| St Saviour's Point | Wetland | 2.8 km east |
| Dennis Hill | Hill | 2.9 km east |
| Tregonce Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.5 km east |
| Tregolds Plantation | Wood | 4.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 Southway.