TR13 8XJ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced December 2024. Ward: Helston South & Meneage. Region: South West.
Streets
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 A (43% of about 870 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 13 Meneage Street Helston Cornwall TR13 8AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 60 m and 66 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 10% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Camborne 373,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Penmere 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Flambards Gate Helston | 310 m |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 29.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 198.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Helston Medical Centre | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hall's Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Helston Dental Practice | 910 m |
| Hospital | Helston Hospital | 500 m |
| Police station | Helston Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Helston Service Station | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coronation Gardens 1.1 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George V Playing Fields 5.2 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Weeth Allotments 2.2 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lismore, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.2 km north-west. 70 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Loe Valley | Valley | 1.5 km west |
| Oak Grove | Wood | 2.0 km south-west |
| The Loe | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| Loe Bar | Beach | 3.7 km south-west |
| Caca-stull Zawn | Wetland | 3.8 km south-west |
| Prospidnick Hill | Hill | 4.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 20 |
10 of the postcode's 20 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 8 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.