TR12 6AF Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Helston South & Meneage. Region: South West.
Streets
- Home Farm Cottages, Garras: 36 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 E (21% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- Trelowarren House, grade I
- CARRIAGE HOUSE (BISTRO), grade II
- Granary within kitchen garden walls, grade II
- KITCHEN GARDEN WALLS, grade II
- MOUNTING BLOCK NORTH OF POTTERY, grade II
- PUMP AND TROUGH IN CENTRE OF STABLE YARD, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK (CRAFT CENTRE), grade II
- STABLE BLOCK (POTTERY), grade II
- STABLE BLOCK ADJOINING STABLE BLOCK (POTTERY), grade II
- WALL BETWEEN STABLE BLOCK (CRAFT CENTRE) AND CARRIAGE HOUSE (BISTRO), grade II
- WALLS TO LADIES GARDEN, grade II
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 36 addresses are between 47 m and 84 m above sea level (68 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penmere 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
| Falmouth Town 278,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 34.8 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 197 km (122 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Mullion & Constantine Group Practice | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mullion Pharmacy | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Seahawk Dental Centre | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Helston Hospital | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Helston Police Station | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Frangipani 5-ply guernsey wool | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,510 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Trelowarren House, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m south. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trelowarren House | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south |
| Entrance Gate Piers and Gates at Approx 150 Metres West of Trelowarren House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m west |
| Trelowarren | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack' | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parkslade Wood | Wood | 390 m north |
| Polawyn Plantation | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| The Warren | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Trevassack Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Groyne Point | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Penarvon Cove | Tidal water | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 36 | 36 |
None of the postcode's 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 Home Farm Cottages.