TR12 7LA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mullion & St Keverne. Region: South West.
Streets
- Prazegooth Lane, Cadgwith: 24 addresses
- Cadgwith, Cadgwith: 7 addresses
- Road From Prazegooth Lane To Ingewidden, Cornwall: 6 addresses
- New Road, Cadgwith: 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
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 38 addresses are between 19 m and 61 m above sea level (45 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 | 19.5 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Bus Shelter Ruan Minor | 740 m |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 12.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 37.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 203.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Mullion & Constantine Group Practice | 6.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Mullion Pharmacy | 6.2 km |
| Hospital | Helston Hospital | 13.1 km |
| Police station | Helston Police Station | 14.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 7,400 m² | 2.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 630 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm, a scheduled monument, 530 m north-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm | Scheduled monument | 530 m north-west |
| Church of St Rumon | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north |
| Church of St Grade | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m west |
| Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Bowl barrow 440m south east of Mount Hermon | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Cove | Bay | 210 m east |
| The Island | Island | 230 m east |
| Cadgwith Cove | Tidal water | 260 m east |
| Poltesco Valley | Valley | 1.5 km north |
| Polbream Point | Wetland | 1.7 km north-east |
| Ruan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 38 |
2 of the postcode's 38 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 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 41% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 Prazegooth Lane.