PL30 3BQ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. Region: South West.
Streets
- Wadebridge Road, St Mabyn: 37 addresses
- Redvale Road, St Tudy: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wadebridge Road, St Mabyn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wadebridge Road, St Mabyn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wadebridge Road, St Mabyn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wadebridge Road, St Mabyn: 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 D (25% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MABENA, grade I
- BARN PARC COTTAGE, grade II
- HEADSTONE OF BETTY PERREY 7 METRES TO WEST OF NORTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MABENA, grade II
- HEADSTONE OF JOAN BAKE AND HONOR BASTARD, 12 METRES NORTH OF NORTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MABENA, grade II
- HEADSTONE OF JOHN AND REBECCA HOWE, 14 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MABENA, grade II
- SUNNYSIDE, grade II
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 42 addresses are between 87 m and 117 m above sea level (104 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 | Bodmin Parkway 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 14 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Mabyn Inn | 180 m |
| Ferry terminal | Rock Padstow Ferry Landing | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Colquite Wood Parking Area | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 139 km (87 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wadebridge & Camel Estuary Practice | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Park Chambers Dental Surgery | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Bodmin Hospital Utc | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub | 8 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,320 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 9,640 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,060 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mabena, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m north-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mabena | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north-east |
| Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard | Scheduled monument | 140 m north-east |
| Pencarrow | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trethevan Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Mutton's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Cross Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Lemail Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Mount Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Kitworm Tail | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 42 |
11 of the postcode's 42 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 Wadebridge Road.