TR18 4DU Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penzance Promenade. Region: South West.
Streets
- Daniel Place, Penzance: 60 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 (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: 1.
- 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
- BANDSTAND, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Taylors Garage Site Coinagehall Street Penzance: up to 36 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 10, 11 And 13 Causewayhead Penzance TR18 2SN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Roadrunner Jennings Street Penzance TR18 2LU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Mor Workspace Treloggan Lane Newquay Cornwall TR7 2FP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Shop Unit 6 Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2GB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 41 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 6 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 56 homes the Environment Agency counts, 32 are in areas at high risk, 9 medium, 0 low and 10 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 addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 800 m |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Pool Penzance | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 770 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 620 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest St Anthony's Long Stay Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 9.7 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 | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrab Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Bay Dental Practice | 520 m |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital | 900 m |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Morrab Gardens 1.5 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Penlee Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Play Area 3,560 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,300 m² | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Morrab Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 120 m north. 200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 120 m north |
| Methodist Church including railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-east |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-west |
| The Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-east |
| 53, Chapel Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-east |
| Egyptian House | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m north |
| Round called Lescudjack Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 1.4 km south |
| Long Rock | Beach | 2.2 km north-east |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Price's Folly | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km north-east |
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 58 | 60 |
2 of the postcode's 60 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Daniel Place.