TR26 2DN Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Ives West & Towednack. Region: South West.
Streets
- Park Avenue, St Ives: 61 addresses
- Tregenna Terrace, St Ives: 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 B (29% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- 1,2 AND 3, THE STENNACK, grade II
- 5 AND 6, THE STENNACK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Police Station Dove Street St Ives Cornwall TR26 2LZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- The Hain Line Tregenna Place St Ives Cornwall TR26 2DS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Land South Of Chy-An-Porth The Terrace St Ives: up to 12 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- The Old Sail Lofts Bethesda Hill St Ives Cornwall: up to 5 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- The Garrack Hotel Burthallan Lane St Ives TR26 3AA: up to 20 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 62 addresses are between 39 m and 48 m above sea level (43 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% 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 | 390 m |
| Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Stennack Surgery St Ives | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 10.8 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Park Avenue Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 18.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 200.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stennack Surgery | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leddra Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tregenna Hill Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food St Ives - Tregenna Place | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Trewyn Gardens 2,510 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,840 m² | 580 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 610 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 340 m north-east. 178 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 340 m north-east |
| Church of St Ia | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north-east |
| Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 350 m north-east |
| Porthmeor Pilchard Cellars and Studios | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north |
| Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-east |
| Penbeagle Cross | Scheduled monument | 900 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Porthminster Beach | Beach | 520 m east |
| Bamaluz Point | Wetland | 930 m north-east |
| Burthallan Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.3 km north-west |
| Steeple Woods | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Carn Stabba | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Bussow Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
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) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 36 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 62 |
49 of the postcode's 62 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Park Avenue.