TR18 4DF Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penzance Promenade. Region: South West.
Streets
- Queen Street, Penzance: 12 addresses
- Coulson's Place, Penzance: 1 address
- Daniel Place, 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 A (39% of about 1,090 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: 6.
- 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
- 10 AND 11, REGENT TERRACE, grade II
- 2-5, REGENT TERRACE, grade II
- 7, REGENT TERRACE, grade II
- 8 AND 9, REGENT TERRACE, grade II
- THE MALDENS, grade II
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Taylors Garage Site Coinagehall Street Penzance: up to 36 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Roadrunner Jennings Street Penzance TR18 2LU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 10, 11 And 13 Causewayhead Penzance TR18 2SN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Mor Workspace Treloggan Lane Newquay Cornwall TR7 2FP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Shop Unit 6 Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2GB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 7 m and 8 m above sea level (7 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 | 760 m |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Pool Penzance | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 720 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 540 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest St Anthony's Long Stay Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 9.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 210.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Morrab Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrab Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Bay Dental Practice | 580 m |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 580 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Morrab Gardens 1.5 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Penlee Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,300 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 14 |
7 of the postcode's 14 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Queen Street.