TR18 2EJ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penzance East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Chyandour Cliff, Penzance: 3 addresses
- Bread Street, Penzance: 1 address
- The Arcade, 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 (43% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, PENZANCE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 2, MARKET JEW STREET, grade II
- 13 AND 14, MARKET JEW STREET, grade II
- 18, MARKET JEW STREET, grade II
- 38 AND 39, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 40 AND 41, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 5, MARKET JEW STREET, grade II
- ANN COLLIN LIMITED KEELER DISPENSING OPTICIANS, grade II
- DAVY MONUMENT, grade II
- RAISED PAVEMENT, STEPS AND RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Roadrunner Jennings Street Penzance TR18 2LU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Mor Workspace Treloggan Lane Newquay Cornwall TR7 2FP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Shop Unit 6 Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2GB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 10, 11 And 13 Causewayhead Penzance TR18 2SN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Taylors Garage Site Coinagehall Street Penzance: up to 36 homes, permissioned (550 m)
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 5 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% 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 | 300 m |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Market Jew Street Penzance | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 300 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 540 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Wellfields Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 9.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 210.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Morrab Surgery | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penzance Dental | 120 m |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 430 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Morrab Gardens 1.5 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Penlee Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Princess May Recreation Ground 2.4 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,810 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Market Building, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m south-west. 201 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Market Building | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south-west |
| The Union Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south |
| Egyptian House | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south |
| 53, Chapel Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 440 m south |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 510 m south-west |
| Round called Lescudjack Castle | Scheduled monument | 650 m north |
| Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 660 m north |
| Long Rock | Beach | 1.8 km east |
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 1.9 km south |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Price's Folly | Wood | 2.9 km south-west |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the postcode's 5 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Chyandour Cliff.