TR18 2QT Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penzance Promenade. Region: South West.
Streets
- Morrab Road, Penzance: 6 addresses
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 (59% of about 1,190 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: 21.
- 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
- CAMELOT RESTAURANT, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, ALVERTON ROAD, grade II
- 1-5, SOUTH PARADE, grade II
- 1, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 10 AND 10A, VICTORIA PLACE, grade II
- 10 AND 11, MORRAB PLACE, grade II
- 10, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 11 AND 12, PARK CORNER, grade II
- 11-15, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 14 AND 15, ALVERTON ROAD, grade II
- 16-18, ALVERTON ROAD, grade II
- 17-27, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 19 AND 20, ALVERTON ROAD, grade II
- 2, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 3 AND 4, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- 3, GREEN MARKET, grade II
- 4-8, VICTORIA PLACE, grade II
- 4, GREEN MARKET, grade II
- 9, NORTH PARADE, grade II
- BURITON HOUSE, grade II
- PUBLIC BUILDINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 10, 11 And 13 Causewayhead Penzance TR18 2SN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Roadrunner Jennings Street Penzance TR18 2LU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Mor Workspace Treloggan Lane Newquay Cornwall TR7 2FP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Shop Unit 6 Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2GB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Taylors Garage Site Coinagehall Street Penzance: up to 36 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
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 6 addresses are between 27 m and 28 m above sea level (27 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 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Penzance | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wellfields Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 210 km (131 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrab Surgery | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Penzance | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Bay Dental Practice | 180 m |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 150 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Penlee Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,810 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Camelot Restaurant, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north-east. 203 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Camelot Restaurant | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Baptist Church and Attached Schoolroom at Rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 200 m south |
| Market Building | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m east |
| Egyptian House | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m east |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 280 m south-east |
| Round called Lescudjack Castle | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Trengwainton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Long Rock | Beach | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Price's Folly | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 39% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Morrab Road.