TR26 2FB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: St Ives West & Towednack. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (32% of about 740 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
- Church of St John in the Fields, and gates and gateposts to south, grade II
- STONE CROSS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Garrack Hotel Burthallan Lane St Ives TR26 3AA: up to 20 homes, permissioned (680 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 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: 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 22 addresses are between 91 m and 96 m above sea level (94 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 36%, gigabit 36% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Leach Pottery St Ives | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 9.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 10.3 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on a private drive | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 17.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 201.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stennack Surgery | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leddra Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tregenna Hill Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 6.1 km |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food St Ives - Tregenna Place | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,840 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 460 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Penbeagle Cross, a scheduled monument, 120 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Penbeagle Cross | Scheduled monument | 120 m south-east |
| Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carn Stabba | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Bussow Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Man's Head | Headland | 1.1 km north-east |
| Bussow Moor | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Burthallan Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km north |
| Bamaluz Point | Wetland | 1.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 22 | 22 |
None of the postcode's 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 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 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.