TR26 3JJ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced April 2024. Ward: St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
- Park Karrbons, Carbis Bay: 19 addresses
- Park Karrbons, Carbis Bay: 17 addresses
- Carbis Bay Holiday Park, Longstone: 1 address
- Trevethoe, Longstone: 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 (22% of about 1,260 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Ambulance Station Trewartha Estate Carbis Bay St Ives Cornwall TR26 2TQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 83 m and 99 m above sea level (92 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longstone Cross Carbis Bay | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Uny Cof E Primary Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 17.6 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 201 km (125 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stennack Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carbis Bay Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carbis Bay Dental Practice | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food St Ives - Tregenna Place | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,620 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,690 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm, a scheduled monument, 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Sea Lane Cross, Lelant | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| The Downes (St Michael's Convent) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cubit Plantation | Wood | 280 m east |
| Carbis Valley | Valley | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Carrack Gladden | Headland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Nance Fishing Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Trencrom Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Bamaluz Point | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 37 | 38 |
1 of the postcode's 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 Park Karrbons.