TR18 2JF Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penzance Promenade. 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 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: 31.
- 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
- MARKET BUILDING, grade I
- 1 AND 2, ALVERTON ROAD, grade II
- 1 AND 2, MARKET JEW STREET, grade II
- 1, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 10 AND 11, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 12, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 13 AND 14, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 2 K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS OUTSIDE LLOYDS BANK, grade II
- 2, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 27B, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 3 AND 4, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 3, GREEN MARKET, grade II
- 3, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 38 AND 39, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 4 AND 5, PRINCE'S STREET, grade II
- 4, GREEN MARKET, grade II
- 40 AND 41, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 5, CAUSEWAY HEAD, grade II
- 5, GREEN MARKET, grade II
- 5, MARKET JEW STREET, grade II
- 6, GREEN MARKET, grade II
- 7, GREEN MARKET, grade II
- BOOTS CHEMIST, grade II
- CRESTA SILKS LIMITED, grade II
- DAVY MONUMENT, grade II
- HEPWORTHS, grade II
- LONDON INN, grade II
- MASONIC HALL, grade II
- PREMISES ADJOINING NORTH EAST OF THE MASONIC HALL, grade II
- The Star Inn, including No.1 New Street and the former synagogue, grade II
And 1 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 10, 11 And 13 Causewayhead Penzance TR18 2SN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Roadrunner Jennings Street Penzance TR18 2LU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Mor Workspace Treloggan Lane Newquay Cornwall TR7 2FP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Shop Unit 6 Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2GB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Taylors Garage Site Coinagehall Street Penzance: up to 36 homes, permissioned (530 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 11 addresses are between 30 m and 31 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 86%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% 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 | 450 m |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Green Market Penzance | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 450 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 600 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Wellfields Car Park | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 9.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 210.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Morrab Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Penzance | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penzance Dental | 280 m |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital | 550 m |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Morrab Gardens 1.5 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Penlee Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,810 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Market Building, a listed building (Grade I), 20 m. 203 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 | 20 m |
| Camelot Restaurant | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m west |
| The Union Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-east |
| Egyptian House | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 320 m south |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-west |
| Round called Lescudjack Castle | Scheduled monument | 780 m north |
| Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 780 m north |
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 1.8 km south |
| Long Rock | Beach | 2.0 km north-east |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Price's Folly | Wood | 2.8 km south-west |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 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 | 9 | 11 |
2 of the postcode's 11 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.