TR12 7AE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Helston South & Meneage. Region: South West.
Streets
- Chapel Hill, Gweek: 22 addresses
- Unnamed street near Chapel Hill, Gweek: 1 address
- Parc Bottom, Gweek: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chapel Hill, Gweek: 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 1,140 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 25 addresses are between 5 m and 57 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km |
| Penmere 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km | |
| Falmouth Town 278,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Gweek Quay | 350 m |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 5.6 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 4.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 32.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 195.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Helston Medical Centre | 4.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Seahawk Dental Centre | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | Helston Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Helston Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | Helston Service Station | 4.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 400 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 2.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 2.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,060 m² | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross, a scheduled monument, 770 m north. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross | Scheduled monument | 770 m north |
| Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross | Scheduled monument | 780 m north |
| Round 260m south of Tenament Farm | Scheduled monument | 810 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gweek Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Gwarth-an-drea Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Bonallack Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Brill Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north-east |
| Groyne Point | Wetland | 3.9 km east |
| Trevassack Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 25 |
8 of the postcode's 25 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Chapel Hill.