TR12 7AZ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mullion & St Keverne. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Bochym Hill, Cross Lanes: 37 addresses
- Bochym Hill, Cornwall: 26 addresses
- Bochym Hill, Cornwall: 25 addresses
- A3083, Cornwall: 2 addresses
- Cury Cross Lanes, Cornwall: 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 (24% of about 540 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 91 addresses are between 22 m and 93 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 76%, ultrafast 66%, gigabit 66% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Penmere 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 33.3 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 201 km (125 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Mullion & Constantine Group Practice | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mullion Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Seahawk Dental Centre | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Helston Hospital | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Helston Police Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Frangipani 5-ply guernsey wool | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mullion Garden 890 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 730 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 440 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bonython Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 790 m (0.5 miles) north. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bonython Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Bochym Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bonython Plantations | Wood | 250 m north-east |
| Leech Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Trevassack Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Dobnas Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| The Lizard | Headland | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Meres Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 80 | 91 |
11 of the postcode's 91 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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 Unnamed street near Bochym Hill.