TR21 0HX Isles of Scilly
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Buzza Street, Hugh Town: 19 addresses
- Ram's Valley, Hugh Town: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Isles of Scilly in 2026-27: Band D £2,048 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,365 | £1,593 | £1,820 | £2,048 | £2,503 | £2,958 | £3,413 | £4,096 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (28% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Isles of Scilly, Isles of Scilly Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Isles of Scilly Article 4 Direction 1975, Isles of Scilly Article 4 Direction 1988, Isles of Scilly Article 4 Direction 1995, Isles of Scilly Article 4 Direction 1998.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BELLROCK HOTEL AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST MARY (METHODIST), grade II
- CREBINNICK, HOUSE ADJOINING TO EAST, HAZELDENE, THURLEIGH AND RAVEEN, grade II
- LEMON HALL AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- LYNWOOD, ALBANY HOUSE, WESTFORD HOUSE, LONGRAS AND INNISIDGEN AND ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
- LYONNESSE, grade II
- PENLEE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS TO PENLEE RW BANFIELD, grade II
- RIVERA HOUSE, grade II
- SIMPSON'S SHOP, grade II
- THE WHITE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
- Trevessa and Wingletang, grade II
- WAHROONGA, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Carn Thomas Primary School Telegraph Road, St Mary's Isles of Scilly TR21 0PT, not permissioned (270 m)
- Former Carn Thomas Secondary School site, Telegraph Road St Mary's Isles of Scilly TR21 0PT: up to 27 homes, permissioned (270 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 1 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 20 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (6 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary's Isles Of Scilly Ferry Terminal Hugh Town | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | St. Mary's Airport ISC | 1.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 267.0 km |
No National Rail station within 60.0 km.
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Mary's Health Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Isles Of Scilly Pharmacy (Lps) | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Marys Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 290 m |
| Police station | Isles of Scilly Police Station | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 50 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round cairn with funerary chamber on Buzza Hill, 45m west of the Buzza Tower, St Mary's, a scheduled monument, 140 m south-east. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round cairn with funerary chamber on Buzza Hill, 45m west of the Buzza Tower, St Mary's | Scheduled monument | 140 m south-east |
| Platform cairn on northern Peninnis Head, 200m ESE of Buzza Tower | Scheduled monument | 380 m south-east |
| Outer Walls and Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m north-west |
| Gatehouse Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| The Guard House | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-west |
| Powder Magazine and Blast Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m west |
| The Rocket House 17th-18th century powder magazine and adjacent prison on The Garrison, St Mary's | Scheduled monument | 490 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buzza Hill | Hill | 180 m south-east |
| Town Beach | Beach | 190 m north |
| Little Porth | Bay | 290 m south-west |
| The Garrison | Wetland | 480 m south-west |
| Porthloo Pool | Lake or reservoir | 850 m north-east |
| Paddy's Island | Wood | 3.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the postcode's 20 addresses is 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 47% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 33% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 7 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 Buzza Street.