TR26 2DE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tregenna Castle, St Ives: 62 addresses
- Trelyon Avenue, Carbis Bay: 4 addresses
- Treloyan, Carbis Bay: 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 C (18% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- TREGENNA CASTLE HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land South Of Chy-An-Porth The Terrace St Ives: up to 12 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Police Station Dove Street St Ives Cornwall TR26 2LZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- The Hain Line Tregenna Place St Ives Cornwall TR26 2DS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 67 addresses are between 53 m and 92 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Ives (Cornwall) 851,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m |
| Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest St Ives School | 260 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 10.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Ives School Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 680 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 17.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 200.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stennack Surgery | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leddra Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tregenna Hill Dental Surgery | 740 m |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 4.8 km |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food St Ives - Tregenna Place | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,750 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 420 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 610 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 890 m north. 66 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 890 m north |
| Church of St Ia | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m north |
| Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north |
| Penbeagle Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Porthminster Beach | Beach | 520 m north |
| Steeple Woods | Wood | 800 m south-west |
| Carbis Valley | Valley | 1.2 km south-east |
| Carn Stabba | Hill | 1.3 km south-west |
| Bamaluz Point | Wetland | 1.4 km north |
| Bussow Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 67 |
12 of the postcode's 67 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 71% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 Tregenna Castle.