PL30 5EF Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near St Julitta, Rosemelling: 22 addresses
- St Cyriac, Luxulyan: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Cyriac, Treskilling: 6 addresses
- Railway Terrace, Luxulyan: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Cyriac, Luxulyan: 3 addresses
- Bridges Road, Luxulyan: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Cyriac, Rosemelling: 2 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 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: 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.
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 (70 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 50 addresses are between 110 m and 130 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 26%, gigabit 26% 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 | 30 m |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Kings Arms Luxulyan | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 9.8 km |
| EV charging points | Eden Project - Cornwall GeniePoint | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 18.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 149.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Middleway Surgery | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Bugle Pharmacy | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Cornwall Dental Centre | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 6.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Blazey, St Blazey Cashzone | 4.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,830 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 110 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard, a scheduled monument, 390 m east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard | Scheduled monument | 390 m east |
| Church of St Ciricius and St Julitta | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m east |
| St Cyor's well house | Scheduled monument | 480 m east |
| Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trevanney Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Luxulyan Valley | Valley | 2.1 km south-east |
| Trethevey Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| North Hill Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Helman Tor | Hill | 3.7 km north |
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 50 |
11 of the postcode's 50 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 | 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 Unnamed street near St Julitta.