TR18 2BA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penzance East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Pendennis Road, Penzance: 74 addresses
- Pendennis Place, Penzance: 1 address
- Castle Road, Penzance: 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 B (66% of about 620 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
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Shop Unit 6 Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2GB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Mor Workspace Treloggan Lane Newquay Cornwall TR7 2FP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Roadrunner Jennings Street Penzance TR18 2LU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- 10, 11 And 13 Causewayhead Penzance TR18 2SN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 76 addresses are between 47 m and 59 m above sea level (53 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 stations | Penzance 685,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Pendennis Road Penzance | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 630 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Patient and Visitor Car Park West Cornwall Hospital | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 680 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 10.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 209.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Atlantic Medical Group | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penzance Dental Clinic | 310 m |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital | 770 m |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Penrose Gardens 1,040 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Eastern Green 7,340 m² | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Princess May Recreation Ground 2.4 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,330 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round called Lescudjack Castle, a scheduled monument, 150 m south-east. 105 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round called Lescudjack Castle | Scheduled monument | 150 m south-east |
| Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge | Scheduled monument | 670 m north |
| Treneere Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m west |
| Baptist Church and Attached Schoolroom at Rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-west |
| Market Building | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south |
| Camelot Restaurant | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south |
| An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 120 m south-east |
| Long Rock | Beach | 1.6 km east |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Hellangove Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km north |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km east |
| Try Valley | Valley | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 76 |
14 of the postcode's 76 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 1 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 Pendennis Road.