TR12 7FA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced March 2016. Ward: Mullion & St Keverne. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Triangle, Lizard: 27 addresses
- Chapel Lane, Cornwall: 3 addresses
- Jolly Town Cottage, Lizard: 2 addresses
- Lighthouse Road, Lizard: 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 (21% of about 1,120 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, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 33 addresses are between 73 m and 77 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 21.6 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Croft Parc Lizard | 220 m |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 14.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 36.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 205.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Mullion & Constantine Group Practice | 6.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Mullion Pharmacy | 6.7 km |
| Hospital | Helston Hospital | 14.0 km |
| Police station | Helston Police Station | 15.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 7,400 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,550 m² | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion, a scheduled monument, 450 m south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion | Scheduled monument | 450 m south-east |
| Church of St Winwalaus | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parn Voose Cove | Tidal water | 1.1 km east |
| Housel Cove | Tidal water | 1.1 km south-east |
| Church Cove | Bay | 1.1 km east |
| Polpeor Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.4 km south |
| Ruan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| Polbream Point | Wetland | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 33 |
9 of the postcode's 33 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 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 The Triangle.