PL32 9PB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Camelford & Boscastle. Region: South West.
Streets
- Victoria Road, Camelford: 35 addresses
- Manor Gardens, Camelford: 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 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, CAMELFORD (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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
- MANOR FARM, grade II*
- 23 and 25 Market Place, grade II
- 34, Market Place, grade II
- BOROUGH BOUNDARY STONE TO WEST OF NO 2 MANOR FARM, grade II
- CAMELFORD METHODIST CHURCH, grade II
- GATE PIERS ADJOINING TO WEST OF NO 3 MANOR FARM, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND GARDEN WALL TO SOUTH OF NO 3 MANOR FARM, grade II
- LIBRARY, grade II
- No 2 Victoria Road and Railings to Front and No 2 and No 4 College Road, grade II
- THE MASONS ARMS, grade II
- Warmington Hotel House, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 15 at medium risk and 2 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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 9 medium, 0 low and 3 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 36 addresses are between 184 m and 186 m above sea level (185 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bodmin Parkway 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 19.8 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Camelford | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 30.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 127.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Camelford Medical Centre | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 90 m |
| Hospital | Bodmin Hospital Utc | 17.4 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub | 17.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Camelford Cashzone | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Enfield Park 5,820 m² | 30 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,700 m² | 460 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,800 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 36 |
34 of the postcode's 36 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Victoria Road.