PL30 5EB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lostwithiel & Lanreath. 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 A (27% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- GATEWAY AT SOUTH ENTRANCE TO KING'S ACRE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land North West Of Bridges Mill Bridges Luxulyan Cornwall PL30 5EF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (330 m)
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 45 addresses are between 111 m and 122 m above sea level (117 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 2%, gigabit 2% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest School Luxulyan | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 9.5 km |
| EV charging points | Eden Project - Cornwall GeniePoint | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 18.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 149.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Middleway Surgery | 4.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Bugle Pharmacy | 3.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Cornwall Dental Centre | 3.6 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Blazey, St Blazey Cashzone | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,830 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 330 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 43 |
2 of the postcode's 45 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 St Sulien.