PL30 5AR Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near B3269, Redmoor: 2 addresses
- Boslymon Hill, Redmoor: 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 B (32% 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: 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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: 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 48 addresses are between 130 m and 174 m above sea level (141 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 7% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lostwithiel 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bodmin Parkway 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 9.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 21.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 145.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lostwithiel Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Mountchase Pharmacy | 2.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Lostwithiel Dental Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | Bodmin Hospital | 6.7 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub | 5.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Lostwithiel Cashzone | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 110 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | King George's Field 2.1 ha | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,260 m² | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644 | Registered battlefield | 3.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chark Moor | Wood | 720 m north-east |
| Poldew Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Leadenhill Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Puddle Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Helman Tor | Hill | 2.1 km north-west |
| Luxulyan Valley | Valley | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 48 |
9 of the postcode's 48 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 4 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 Unnamed street near Boslymon Hill.