TR18 4HR Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penzance Promenade. Region: South West.
Streets
- Redinnick Terrace, Penzance: 26 addresses
- Red Lane, Perran Downs: 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: 2.
- 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
- 1-3, REDINNICK PLACE, grade II
- THE WILLOWS, 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 (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Taylors Garage Site Coinagehall Street Penzance: up to 36 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Roadrunner Jennings Street Penzance TR18 2LU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Mor Workspace Treloggan Lane Newquay Cornwall TR7 2FP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Shop Unit 6 Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2GB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 6 m and 9 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 76%, ultrafast 76%, gigabit 76% 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bottom of Alexandra Road Penzance | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wellfields Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 211 km (131 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrab Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrab Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Bay Dental Practice | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolitho Hospital | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Penzance - New Road PFS, Wherrytown Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrab Gardens 1.5 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Penlee Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alexandra Play Area 3,560 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,300 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Market cross, a scheduled monument, 240 m north. 195 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 240 m north |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 290 m north-east |
| Methodist Church including railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Egyptian House | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Camelot Restaurant | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| 53, Chapel Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Round called Lescudjack Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Price's Folly | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Long Rock | Beach | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 25 | 27 |
2 of the postcode's 27 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Redinnick Terrace.